SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 26 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2023:0339-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171418

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2023:0339-1 advisory.

- A flaw was found in hw. Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-23816) (CVE-2022-2602)

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_101-default package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1205186

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2602

http://www.nessus.org/u?f9265cb1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171418

File Name: suse_SU-2023-0339-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/14/2023

Updated: 1/15/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2602

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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_101-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: 2/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2602

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:0339-1