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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : redis (SUSE-SU-2025:0162-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214372

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0162-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2024-46981: Fixed a bug where lua scripts can be used to manipulate the garbage collector, leading to remote code execution. (bsc#1235387)

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 redis package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1235387

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46981

http://www.nessus.org/u?1c9f3fca

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214372

File Name: suse_SU-2025-0162-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/18/2025

Updated: 1/18/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46981

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:redis

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: 1/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-46981

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:0162-1