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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:1834-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 198127

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:1834-1 advisory.

 The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

 The update is fixing a regression with nfs that could lead to data corruption.



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

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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1224785

http://www.nessus.org/u?d3534ebd

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 198127

File Name: suse_SU-2024-1834-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/30/2024

Updated: 8/28/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-source-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-syms-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-azure-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-azure-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-devel-azure, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-azure

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2024

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:1834-1