SUSE SLES12 / SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:1988-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 161917

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:1988-1 advisory.

- The Linux kernel before 5.17.2 mishandles seccomp permissions. The PTRACE_SEIZE code path allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on setting the PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP flag. (CVE-2022-30594)

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_14-150000_150_89-default, kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_112-default, kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_63-default and / or kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_116-default packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 161917

File Name: suse_SU-2022-1988-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/7/2022

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: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-30594

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_112-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_116-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_63-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150000_150_89-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: 6/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-30594

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:1988-1

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