SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container, virt-exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container, virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-tools-container, virt-operator-container, virt-pr-helper-container (SUSE-SU-2025:0214-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214509

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0214-1 advisory.

- Drop packages: iptables, lsscsi and socat
- rebuild against current GO

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 kubevirt-manifests and / or kubevirt-virtctl packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ef12fb3d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214509

File Name: suse_SU-2025-0214-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 1/23/2025

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kubevirt-virtctl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kubevirt-manifests

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: 1/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2025

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:0214-1