SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 1 for SLE 15 SP6) (SUSE-SU-2025:0255-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214690

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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-2025:0255-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_23_7 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2024-40921: net: bridge: mst: pass vlan group directly to br_mst_vlan_set_state (bsc#1227784).
- CVE-2024-40920: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state (bsc#1227781).
- CVE-2024-36979: net: bridge: mst: fix vlan use-after-free (bsc#1227369).
- CVE-2024-41057: cachefiles: fix slab-use-after-free in cachefiles_withdraw_cookie() (bsc#1229275).
- CVE-2024-36971: Fixed __dst_negative_advice() race (bsc#1226324).
- CVE-2024-50264: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (bsc#1233712).
- 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-2024-42133: Bluetooth: Ignore too large handle values in BIG (bsc#1231419).
- CVE-2024-35949: btrfs: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks (bsc#1229273).
- CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() (bsc#1225819).
- CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (bsc#1231353).
- CVE-2024-36899: gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (bsc#1225739).
- CVE-2024-40954: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails (bsc#1227808)

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-6_4_0-150600_23_7-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214690

File Name: suse_SU-2025-0255-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/28/2025

Updated: 1/28/2025

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-50264

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_7-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: 1/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/28/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52752, CVE-2024-35949, CVE-2024-36899, CVE-2024-36904, CVE-2024-36971, CVE-2024-36979, CVE-2024-40920, CVE-2024-40921, CVE-2024-40954, CVE-2024-41057, CVE-2024-42133, CVE-2024-43861, CVE-2024-50264

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:0255-1

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