The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:4256-1 advisory.

    This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_153 fixes several issues.

    The following security issues were fixed:

    - CVE-2024-36904: tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique() (bsc#1225733).
    - CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229553).
    - CVE-2021-47598: sch_cake: do not call cake_destroy() from cake_init() (bsc#1227471).
    - CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).
    - CVE-2024-35862: Fixed potential UAF in smb2_is_network_name_deleted() (bsc#1225311).
    - CVE-2024-35864: Fixed potential UAF in smb2_is_valid_lease_break() (bsc#1225309).
    - CVE-2024-35861: Fixed potential UAF in cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect() (bsc#1225312).
    - CVE-2021-47291: ipv6: fix another slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions (bsc#1227651).
    - CVE-2024-41059: hfsplus: fix uninit-value in copy_name (bsc#1228573).
    - CVE-2024-36964: fs/9p: only translate RWX permissions for plain 9P2000 (bsc#1226325).
    - CVE-2021-47402: Protect fl_walk() with rcu (bsc#1225301)
    - CVE-2021-47378: Destroy cm id before destroy qp to avoid use after free (bsc#1225202).
    - CVE-2024-27398: Fixed use-after-free bugs caused by sco_sock_timeout (bsc#1225013).
    - CVE-2024-35950: drm/client: Fully protect modes with dev->mode_config.mutex (bsc#1225310).
    - CVE-2021-47383: Fixed out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit (bsc#1225211).
    - CVE-2024-26923: Fixed false-positive lockdep splat for spin_lock() in __unix_gc() (bsc#1223683).
    - CVE-2024-26828: Fixed underflow in parse_server_interfaces() (bsc#1223363).
    - CVE-2021-46955: Fixed an out-of-bounds read with openvswitch, when fragmenting IPv4 packets     (bsc#1220537).
    - CVE-2024-23307: Fixed Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in x86 and ARM md, raid, raid5     modules (bsc#1220145).
    - CVE-2024-26852: Fixed use-after-free in ip6_route_mpath_notify() (bsc#1223059).
    - 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-2023-6546: Fixed a race condition in the GSM 0710 tty multiplexor via the GSMIOC_SETCONF ioctl that     could lead to local privilege escalation (bsc#1222685).
    - CVE-2023-6531: Fixed a use-after-free flaw due to a race problem in the unix garbage collector's     deletion of SKB races with unix_stream_read_generic()on the socket that the SKB is queued on     (bsc#1218487).
    - CVE-2023-1829: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the control index filter (tcindex) (bsc#1210619).

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.

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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 42 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2024:4256-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212319

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.2 Dec 12, 2024, 9:55 AM Exploit attributes ("Exploit framework core" set to "True") Exploit attributes ("Exploited by malware" set to "True") Plugin Feed: 202412120955
Version 1.1 Dec 11, 2024, 3:04 PM New Plugin Feed: 202412111504