SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2025:1252-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234364

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-2025:1252-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_111 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2024-41090: tap: add missing verification for short frame (bsc#1228714).
- CVE-2024-56600: net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create() (bsc#1235218).

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_14_21-150400_24_111-default package.

See Also

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41090

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56600

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228714

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1235218

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-April/038986.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234364

File Name: suse_SU-2025-1252-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/15/2025

Updated: 4/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2024-56600

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_14_21-150400_24_111-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: 4/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41090, CVE-2024-56600

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:1252-1