SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 44 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2025:1139-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 233839

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-2025:1139-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_161 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2022-49025: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table (bsc#1233023).
- CVE-2024-41062: Sync sock recv cb and release (bsc#1228578).
- CVE-2022-48791: Fix use-after-free for aborted TMF sas_task (bsc#1228002)

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-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default package.

See Also

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48791

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41062

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49025

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228578

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228012

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1233023

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-April/038910.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 233839

File Name: suse_SU-2025-1139-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 4/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-49025

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_161-default

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: 4/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48791, CVE-2022-49025, CVE-2024-41062

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:1139-1