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SUSE SLES12 / SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 21 for SLE 12 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2022:0667-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 158569

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP12 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0667-1 advisory.

 - In unix_scm_to_skb of af_unix.c, there is a possible use after free bug due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-196926917References:
 Upstream kernel (CVE-2021-0920)

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-4_12_14-150_78-default, kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_77-default and / or kgraft- patch-4_4_180-94_150-default packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194463

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-0920

http://www.nessus.org/u?438f34c8

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 158569

File Name: suse_SU-2022-0667-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/3/2022

Updated: 7/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-0920

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_77-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_150-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_78-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: 3/2/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-0920

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:0667-1