SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 15 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2024:1759-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197705

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:1759-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_44 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2024-26610: Fixed memory corruption in wifi/iwlwifi (bsc#1221302).
- CVE-2022-48651: Fixed an out-of-bound bug in ipvlan caused by unset skb->mac_header (bsc#1223514).
- CVE-2024-26766: Fixed SDMA off-by-one error in _pad_sdma_tx_descs() (bsc#1222882).
- CVE-2023-52502: Fixed a race condition in nfc_llcp_sock_get() and nfc_llcp_sock_get_sn() (bsc#1220832).
- CVE-2024-26585: Fixed race between tx work scheduling and socket close for tls (bsc#1220211).
- CVE-2023-6546: Fixed a race condition that could lead to a use-after-free in the GSM 0710 tty multiplexor (bsc#1222685).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197705

File Name: suse_SU-2024-1759-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/23/2024

Updated: 6/17/2024

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: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6546

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.7

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_44-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: 5/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2023

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Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48651, CVE-2023-52502, CVE-2023-6546, CVE-2024-26585, CVE-2024-26610, CVE-2024-26766

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:1759-1

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