SUSE SLES12 / SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 50 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2025:1275-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234480

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:1275-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_234 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2022-49563: crypto: qat - add param check for RSA (bsc#1238788).
- CVE-2022-49564: crypto: qat - add param check for DH (bsc#1238790).
- 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_3_18-150300_59_182-default and / or kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_234-default packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234480

File Name: suse_SU-2025-1275-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/16/2025

Updated: 4/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_182-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_234-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 4/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49563, CVE-2022-49564, CVE-2024-56600

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:1275-1

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