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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 12 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:0429-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158122

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2022:0429-1 advisory.

 - A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TIPC protocol functionality in the way a user sends a packet with malicious content where the number of domain member nodes is higher than the 64 allowed.
 This flaw allows a remote user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges if they have access to the TIPC network. (CVE-2022-0435)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_43-default and / or kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_99-default packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195308

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0435

http://www.nessus.org/u?84d60111

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158122

File Name: suse_SU-2022-0429-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/17/2022

Updated: 7/13/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0435

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_43-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_99-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0435

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:0429-1