In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadgetfs: Fix race between mounting and unmounting The syzbot fuzzer and Gerald Lee have identified a use-after-free bug in the gadgetfs driver, involving processes concurrently mounting and unmounting the gadgetfs filesystem. In particular, gadgetfs_fill_super() can race with gadgetfs_kill_sb(), causing the latter to deallocate the_device while the former is using it. The output from KASAN says, in part: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:102 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in put_dev drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086 Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880276d7840 by task syz-executor126/18689 CPU: 0 PID: 18689 Comm: syz-executor126 Not tainted 6.1.0-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 Call Trace: <TASK> ... atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176 [inline] __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline] __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline] refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline] put_dev drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159 [inline] gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086 deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332 vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1190 [inline] get_tree_single+0xd0/0x160 fs/super.c:1207 vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1531 vfs_fsconfig_locked fs/fsopen.c:232 [inline] The simplest solution is to ensure that gadgetfs_fill_super() and gadgetfs_kill_sb() are serialized by making them both acquire a new mutex.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-988698 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    USB: gadgetfs: Fix race between mounting and unmounting

    The syzbot fuzzer and Gerald Lee have identified a use-after-free bug     in the gadgetfs driver, involving processes concurrently mounting and     unmounting the gadgetfs filesystem.  In particular, gadgetfs_fill_super()     can race with gadgetfs_kill_sb(), causing the latter to deallocate     the_device while the former is using it.  The output from KASAN says,     in part:

    BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:102 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176     [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in put_dev drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086     Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880276d7840 by task syz-executor126/18689

    CPU: 0 PID: 18689 Comm: syz-executor126 Not tainted 6.1.0-syzkaller #0     Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022     Call Trace:
     <TASK>     ...
     atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176 [inline]
     __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline]
     __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline]      refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline]      put_dev drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159 [inline]      gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086      deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332      vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1190 [inline]      get_tree_single+0xd0/0x160 fs/super.c:1207      vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1531      vfs_fsconfig_locked fs/fsopen.c:232 [inline]

    The simplest solution is to ensure that gadgetfs_fill_super() and     gadgetfs_kill_sb() are serialized by making them both acquire a new     mutex.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-986927 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    USB: gadgetfs: Fix race between mounting and unmounting

    The syzbot fuzzer and Gerald Lee have identified a use-after-free bug     in the gadgetfs driver, involving processes concurrently mounting and     unmounting the gadgetfs filesystem.  In particular, gadgetfs_fill_super()     can race with gadgetfs_kill_sb(), causing the latter to deallocate     the_device while the former is using it.  The output from KASAN says,     in part:

    BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:102 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176     [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in put_dev drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159 [inline]     BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086     Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880276d7840 by task syz-executor126/18689

    CPU: 0 PID: 18689 Comm: syz-executor126 Not tainted 6.1.0-syzkaller #0     Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022     Call Trace:
     <TASK>     ...
     atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176 [inline]
     __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline]
     __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline]      refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline]      put_dev drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159 [inline]      gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086      deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332      vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1190 [inline]      get_tree_single+0xd0/0x160 fs/super.c:1207      vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1531      vfs_fsconfig_locked fs/fsopen.c:232 [inline]

    The simplest solution is to ensure that gadgetfs_fill_super() and     gadgetfs_kill_sb() are serialized by making them both acquire a new     mutex.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadgetfs: Fix race between     mounting and unmounting The syzbot fuzzer and Gerald Lee have identified a use-after-free bug in the     gadgetfs driver, involving processes concurrently mounting and unmounting the gadgetfs filesystem. In     particular, gadgetfs_fill_super() can race with gadgetfs_kill_sb(), causing the latter to deallocate     the_device while the former is using it. The output from KASAN says, in part: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free     in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:102 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in     atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-     free in __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in
    __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in     refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in put_dev     drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100     drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086 Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880276d7840 by task syz-     executor126/18689 CPU: 0 PID: 18689 Comm: syz-executor126 Not tainted 6.1.0-syzkaller #0 Hardware name:
    Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 Call Trace: <TASK> ...
    atomic_fetch_sub_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:176 [inline] __refcount_sub_and_test     include/linux/refcount.h:272 [inline] __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline]     refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline] put_dev drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:159     [inline] gadgetfs_kill_sb+0x33/0x100 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2086     deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332 vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1190 [inline]     get_tree_single+0xd0/0x160 fs/super.c:1207 vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1531 vfs_fsconfig_locked     fs/fsopen.c:232 [inline] The simplest solution is to ensure that gadgetfs_fill_super() and     gadgetfs_kill_sb() are serialized by making them both acquire a new mutex. (CVE-2022-48869)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2024-44947: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate (bsc#1229454).
    - CVE-2024-36936: Touch soft lockup during memory accept (bsc#1225773).
    - CVE-2022-48706: Do proper cleanup if IFCVF init fails (bsc#1225524).
    - CVE-2024-43883: Do not drop references before new references are gained (bsc#1229707).
    - CVE-2024-41062: Sync sock recv cb and release (bsc#1228576).
    - CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229500).
    - CVE-2024-36270: Fix reference in patches.suse/netfilter-tproxy-bail-out-if-IP-has-been-disabled-on.patch     (bsc#1226798)
    - CVE-2023-52489: Fix race in accessing memory_section->usage (bsc#1221326).
    - CVE-2024-43893: Check uartclk for zero to avoid divide by zero (bsc#1229759).
    - CVE-2024-43821: Fix a possible null pointer dereference (bsc#1229315).
    - CVE-2024-43900: Avoid use-after-free in load_firmware_cb() (bsc#1229756).
    - CVE-2024-44938: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG (bsc#1229792).
    - CVE-2024-44939: Fix null ptr deref in dtInsertEntry (bsc#1229820).
    - CVE-2024-41087: Fix double free on error (CVE-2024-41087,bsc#1228466).
    - CVE-2024-42277: Avoid NULL deref in sprd_iommu_hw_en (bsc#1229409).
    - CVE-2024-43902: Add null checker before passing variables (bsc#1229767).
    - CVE-2024-43904: Add null checks for 'stream' and 'plane' before dereferencing (bsc#1229768)
    - CVE-2024-43880: Put back removed metod in struct objagg_ops (bsc#1229481).
    - CVE-2024-43884: Add error handling to pair_device() (bsc#1229739)
    - CVE-2024-43899: Fix null pointer deref in dcn20_resource.c (bsc#1229754).
    - CVE-2022-48920: Get rid of warning on transaction commit when using flushoncommit (bsc#1229658).
    - CVE-2023-52906: Fix warning during failed attribute validation (bsc#1229527).
    - CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage. (bsc#1229503)
    - CVE-2024-43866: Always drain health in shutdown callback (bsc#1229495).
    - CVE-2024-26812: Struct virqfd kABI workaround (bsc#1222808).
    - CVE-2022-48912: Fix use-after-free in __nf_register_net_hook() (bsc#1229641)
    - CVE-2024-27010: Fix mirred deadlock on device recursion (bsc#1223720).
    - CVE-2022-48906: Correctly set DATA_FIN timeout when number of retransmits is large (bsc#1229605)
    - CVE-2024-42155: Wipe copies of protected- and secure-keys (bsc#1228733).
    - CVE-2024-42156: Wipe copies of clear-key structures on failure (bsc#1228722).
    - CVE-2023-52899: Add exception protection processing for vd in axi_chan_handle_err function     (bsc#1229569).
    - CVE-2024-42158: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings (bsc#1228720).
    - CVE-2024-26631: Fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work (bsc#1221630).
    - CVE-2024-43873: Always initialize seqpacket_allow (bsc#1229488)
    - CVE-2024-40905: Fix possible race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from() (bsc#1227761)
    - CVE-2024-39489: Fix memleak in seg6_hmac_init_algo (bsc#1227623)
    - CVE-2021-47106: Fix use-after-free in nft_set_catchall_destroy() (bsc#1220962)
    - CVE-2021-47517: Fix panic when interrupt coaleceing is set via ethtool (bsc#1225428).
    - CVE-2024-36489: Fix missing memory barrier in tls_init (bsc#1226874)
    - CVE-2024-41020: Fix fcntl/close race recovery compat path (bsc#1228427).
    - CVE-2024-27079: Fix NULL domain on device release (bsc#1223742).
    - CVE-2024-35897: Discard table flag update with pending basechain deletion (bsc#1224510).
    - CVE-2024-27403: Restore const specifier in flow_offload_route_init() (bsc#1224415).
    - CVE-2024-27011: Fix memleak in map from abort path (bsc#1223803).
    - CVE-2024-43819: Reject memory region operations for ucontrol VMs (bsc#1229290 git-fixes).
    - CVE-2024-26668: Reject configurations that cause integer overflow (bsc#1222335).
    - CVE-2024-26835: Set dormant flag on hook register failure (bsc#1222967).
    - CVE-2024-26808: Handle NETDEV_UNREGISTER for inet/ingress basechain (bsc#1222634).
    - CVE-2024-27016: Validate pppoe header (bsc#1223807).
    - CVE-2024-35945: Prevent nullptr exceptions on ISR (bsc#1224639).
    - CVE-2023-52581: Fix memleak when more than 255 elements expired (bsc#1220877).
    - CVE-2024-36013: Fix slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect() (bsc#1225578).
    - CVE-2024-43837: Fix updating attached freplace prog in prog_array map (bsc#1229297).
    - CVE-2024-42291: Add a per-VF limit on number of FDIR filters (bsc#1229374).
    - CVE-2024-42268: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload (bsc#1229391).
    - CVE-2024-43834: Fix invalid wait context of page_pool_destroy() (bsc#1229314)
    - CVE-2024-36286: Acquire rcu_read_lock() in instance_destroy_rcu() (bsc#1226801)
    - CVE-2024-26851: Add protection for bmp length out of range (bsc#1223074)
    - CVE-2024-42157: Wipe sensitive data on failure (bsc#1228727 CVE-2024-42157 git-fixes).
    - CVE-2024-26677: Blacklist e7870cf13d20 (' Fix delayed ACKs to not set the reference serial number')     (bsc#1222387)
    - CVE-2024-36009: Blacklist 467324bcfe1a ('ax25: Fix netdev refcount issue') (bsc#1224542)
    - CVE-2023-52859: Fix use-after-free when register pmu fails (bsc#1225582).
    - CVE-2024-42280: Fix a use after free in hfcmulti_tx() (bsc#1229388)
    - CVE-2024-42284: Return non-zero value from tipc_udp_addr2str() on error (bsc#1229382)
    - CVE-2024-42283: Initialize all fields in dumped nexthops (bsc#1229383)
    - CVE-2024-42312: Always initialize i_uid/i_gid (bsc#1229357)
    - CVE-2024-43854: Initialize integrity buffer to zero before writing it to media (bsc#1229345)
    - CVE-2024-42322: Properly dereference pe in ip_vs_add_service (bsc#1229347)
    - CVE-2024-42308: Update DRM patch reference (bsc#1229411)
    - CVE-2024-42301: Fix the array out-of-bounds risk (bsc#1229407).
    - CVE-2024-42318: Do not lose track of restrictions on cred_transfer (bsc#1229351).
    - CVE-2024-26669: Fix chain template offload (bsc#1222350).
    - CVE-2023-52889: Fix null pointer deref when receiving skb during sock creation (bsc#1229287,).
    - CVE-2022-48645: Move enetc_set_psfp() out of the common enetc_set_features() (bsc#1223508).
    - CVE-2024-41007: Use signed arithmetic in tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out() (bsc#1227863).
    - CVE-2024-36933: Use correct mac_offset to unwind gso skb in nsh_gso_segment() (bsc#1225832).
    - CVE-2024-42295: Handle inconsistent state in nilfs_btnode_create_block() (bsc#1229370).
    - CVE-2024-42319: Move devm_mbox_controller_register() after devm_pm_runtime_enable() (bsc#1229350).
    - CVE-2024-43860: Skip over memory region when node value is NULL (bsc#1229319).
    - CVE-2024-43831: Handle invalid decoder vsi (bsc#1229309).
    - CVE-2024-43849: Protect locator_addr with the main mutex (bsc#1229307).
    - CVE-2024-43841: Do not use strlen() in const context (bsc#1229304).
    - CVE-2024-43839: Adjust 'name' buf size of bna_tcb and bna_ccb structures (bsc#1229301).
    - CVE-2024-41088: Fix infinite loop when xmit fails (bsc#1228469).
    - CVE-2024-42281: Fix a segment issue when downgrading gso_size (bsc#1229386).
    - CVE-2024-42271: Fixed a use after free in iucv_sock_close(). (bsc#1229400)
    - CVE-2024-41080: Fix possible deadlock in io_register_iowq_max_workers() (bsc#1228616).
    - CVE-2024-42246: Remap EPERM in case of connection failure in xs_tcp_setup_socket (bsc#1228989).
    - CVE-2024-42232: Fixed a race between delayed_work() and ceph_monc_stop(). (bsc#1228959)
    - CVE-2024-26735: Fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref (bsc#1222372).
    - CVE-2024-42106: Initialize pad field in struct inet_diag_req_v2 (bsc#1228493).
    - CVE-2024-38662: Cover verifier checks for mutating sockmap/sockhash (bsc#1226885).
    - CVE-2024-42110: Move ntb_netdev_rx_handler() to call netif_rx() from __netif_rx() (bsc#1228501).
    - CVE-2024-42247: Avoid unaligned 64-bit memory accesses (bsc#1228988).
    - CVE-2022-48865: Fix kernel panic when enabling bearer (bsc#1228065).
    - CVE-2023-52498: Fix possible deadlocks in core system-wide PM code (bsc#1221269).
    - CVE-2024-41068: Fix sclp_init() cleanup on failure (bsc#1228579).
    - CVE-2022-48808: Fix panic when DSA master device unbinds on shutdown (bsc#1227958).
    - CVE-2024-42095: Fix Errata i2310 with RX FIFO level check (bsc#1228446).
    - CVE-2024-40978: Fix crash while reading debugfs attribute (bsc#1227929).
    - CVE-2024-42107: Do not process extts if PTP is disabled (bsc#1228494).
    - CVE-2024-42139: Fix improper extts handling (bsc#1228503).
    - CVE-2024-42148: Fix multiple UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds (bsc#1228487).
    - CVE-2024-42142: E-switch, Create ingress ACL when needed (bsc#1228491).
    - CVE-2024-42162: Account for stopped queues when reading NIC stats (bsc#1228706).
    - CVE-2024-42082: Remove WARN() from __xdp_reg_mem_model() (bsc#1228482).
    - CVE-2024-41042: Prefer nft_chain_validate (bsc#1228526).
    - CVE-2023-3610: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in nf_tables can be exploited to achieve local     privilege escalation (bsc#1213580).
    - CVE-2024-42228: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc (bsc#1228667).
    - CVE-2024-40995: Fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc() (bsc#1227830).
    - CVE-2024-38602: Merge repeat codes in ax25_dev_device_down() (git-fixes CVE-2024-38602 bsc#1226613).
    - CVE-2024-38554: Fix reference count leak issue of net_device (bsc#1226742).
    - CVE-2024-36929: Reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs (bsc#1225814).
    - CVE-2024-41009: Fix overrunning reservations in ringbuf (bsc#1228020).
    - CVE-2024-27024: Fix WARNING in rds_conn_connect_if_down (bsc#1223777).


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.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2024-41062: Sync sock recv cb and release (bsc#1228576).
    - CVE-2024-44947: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate (bsc#1229454).
    - CVE-2024-43883: Do not drop references before new references are gained (bsc#1229707).
    - CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229500).
    - CVE-2023-52489: Fix race in accessing memory_section->usage (bsc#1221326).
    - CVE-2024-44938: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG (bsc#1229792).
    - CVE-2024-41087: Fix double free on error (CVE-2024-41087,bsc#1228466).
    - CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage. (bsc#1229503)
    - CVE-2022-48935: Fixed an unregister flowtable hooks on netns exit (bsc#1229619)
    - CVE-2022-48912: Fix use-after-free in __nf_register_net_hook() (bsc#1229641)
    - CVE-2024-42271: Fixed a use after free in iucv_sock_close(). (bsc#1229400)
    - CVE-2024-42232: Fixed a race between delayed_work() and ceph_monc_stop(). (bsc#1228959)
    - CVE-2024-40910: Fix refcount imbalance on inbound connections (bsc#1227832).
    - CVE-2024-41009: Fix overrunning reservations in ringbuf (bsc#1228020).
    - CVE-2024-45003: Don't evict inode under the inode lru traversing context (bsc#1230245).


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.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 RT kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2024-44947: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate (bsc#1229454).
    - CVE-2024-36936: Touch soft lockup during memory accept (bsc#1225773).
    - CVE-2022-48706: Do proper cleanup if IFCVF init fails (bsc#1225524).
    - CVE-2024-43883: Do not drop references before new references are gained (bsc#1229707).
    - CVE-2024-41062: Sync sock recv cb and release (bsc#1228576).
    - CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229500).
    - CVE-2023-52489: Fix race in accessing memory_section->usage (bsc#1221326).
    - CVE-2024-43893: Check uartclk for zero to avoid divide by zero (bsc#1229759).
    - CVE-2024-43821: Fix a possible null pointer dereference (bsc#1229315).
    - CVE-2024-43900: Avoid use-after-free in load_firmware_cb() (bsc#1229756).
    - CVE-2024-44938: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG (bsc#1229792).
    - CVE-2024-44939: Fix null ptr deref in dtInsertEntry (bsc#1229820).
    - CVE-2024-41087: Fix double free on error (bsc#1228466).
    - CVE-2024-42277: Avoid NULL deref in sprd_iommu_hw_en (bsc#1229409).
    - CVE-2024-43902: Add null checker before passing variables (bsc#1229767).
    - CVE-2024-43904: Add null checks for 'stream' and 'plane' before dereferencing (bsc#1229768)
    - CVE-2024-43880: Put back removed metod in struct objagg_ops (bsc#1229481).
    - CVE-2024-43884: Add error handling to pair_device() (bsc#1229739)
    - CVE-2024-43899: Fix null pointer deref in dcn20_resource.c (bsc#1229754).
    - CVE-2022-48920: Get rid of warning on transaction commit when using flushoncommit (bsc#1229658).
    - CVE-2023-52906: Fix warning during failed attribute validation (bsc#1229527).
    - CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage. (bsc#1229503)
    - CVE-2024-43866: Always drain health in shutdown callback (bsc#1229495).
    - CVE-2024-26812: struct virqfd kABI workaround (bsc#1222808).
    - CVE-2022-48912: Fix use-after-free in __nf_register_net_hook() (bsc#1229641)
    - CVE-2024-27010: Fix mirred deadlock on device recursion (bsc#1223720).
    - CVE-2022-48906: Correctly set DATA_FIN timeout when number of retransmits is large (bsc#1229605)
    - CVE-2024-42155: Wipe copies of protected- and secure-keys (bsc#1228733).
    - CVE-2024-42156: Wipe copies of clear-key structures on failure (bsc#1228722).
    - CVE-2023-52899: Add exception protection processing for vd in axi_chan_handle_err function     (bsc#1229569).
    - CVE-2024-42158: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings (bsc#1228720).
    - CVE-2024-26631: Fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work (bsc#1221630).
    - CVE-2024-43873: Always initialize seqpacket_allow (bsc#1229488)
    - CVE-2024-40905: Fix possible race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from() (bsc#1227761)
    - CVE-2024-39489: Fix memleak in seg6_hmac_init_algo (bsc#1227623)
    - CVE-2021-47106: Fix use-after-free in nft_set_catchall_destroy() (bsc#1220962)
    - CVE-2021-47517: Fix panic when interrupt coaleceing is set via ethtool (bsc#1225428).
    - CVE-2024-36489: Fix missing memory barrier in tls_init (bsc#1226874)
    - CVE-2024-41020: Fix fcntl/close race recovery compat path (bsc#1228427).
    - CVE-2024-27079: Fix NULL domain on device release (bsc#1223742).
    - CVE-2024-35897: Discard table flag update with pending basechain deletion (bsc#1224510).
    - CVE-2024-27403: Restore const specifier in flow_offload_route_init() (bsc#1224415).
    - CVE-2024-27011: Fix memleak in map from abort path (bsc#1223803).
    - CVE-2024-43819: Reject memory region operations for ucontrol VMs (bsc#1229290).
    - CVE-2024-26668: Reject configurations that cause integer overflow (bsc#1222335).
    - CVE-2024-26835: Set dormant flag on hook register failure (bsc#1222967).
    - CVE-2024-26808: Handle NETDEV_UNREGISTER for inet/ingress basechain (bsc#1222634).
    - CVE-2024-27016: Validate pppoe header (bsc#1223807).
    - CVE-2024-35945: Prevent nullptr exceptions on ISR (bsc#1224639).
    - CVE-2023-52581: Fix memleak when more than 255 elements expired (bsc#1220877).
    - CVE-2024-36013: Fix slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect() (bsc#1225578).
    - CVE-2024-43837: Fix updating attached freplace prog in prog_array map (bsc#1229297).
    - CVE-2024-42291: Add a per-VF limit on number of FDIR filters (bsc#1229374).
    - CVE-2024-42268: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload (bsc#1229391).
    - CVE-2024-43834: Fix invalid wait context of page_pool_destroy() (bsc#1229314)
    - CVE-2024-36286: Acquire rcu_read_lock() in instance_destroy_rcu() (bsc#1226801)
    - CVE-2024-26851: Add protection for bmp length out of range (bsc#1223074)
    - CVE-2024-42157: Wipe sensitive data on failure (bsc#1228727).
    - CVE-2024-26677: Blacklist e7870cf13d20 (' Fix delayed ACKs to not set the reference serial number')     (bsc#1222387)
    - CVE-2024-36009: Blacklist 467324bcfe1a ('ax25: Fix netdev refcount issue') (bsc#1224542)
    - CVE-2023-52859: Fix use-after-free when register pmu fails (bsc#1225582).
    - CVE-2024-42280: Fix a use after free in hfcmulti_tx() (bsc#1229388)
    - CVE-2024-42284: Return non-zero value from tipc_udp_addr2str() on error (bsc#1229382)
    - CVE-2024-42283: Initialize all fields in dumped nexthops (bsc#1229383)
    - CVE-2024-42312: Always initialize i_uid/i_gid (bsc#1229357)
    - CVE-2024-43854: Initialize integrity buffer to zero before writing it to media (bsc#1229345)
    - CVE-2024-42322: Properly dereference pe in ip_vs_add_service (bsc#1229347)
    - CVE-2024-42301: Fix the array out-of-bounds risk (bsc#1229407).
    - CVE-2024-42318: Do not lose track of restrictions on cred_transfer (bsc#1229351).
    - CVE-2024-26669: Fix chain template offload (bsc#1222350).
    - CVE-2023-52889: Fix null pointer deref when receiving skb during sock creation (bsc#1229287).
    - CVE-2022-48645: Move enetc_set_psfp() out of the common enetc_set_features() (bsc#1223508).
    - CVE-2024-41007: Use signed arithmetic in tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out() (bsc#1227863).
    - CVE-2024-36933: Use correct mac_offset to unwind gso skb in nsh_gso_segment() (bsc#1225832).
    - CVE-2024-42295: Handle inconsistent state in nilfs_btnode_create_block() (bsc#1229370).
    - CVE-2024-42319: Move devm_mbox_controller_register() after devm_pm_runtime_enable() (bsc#1229350).
    - CVE-2024-43860: Skip over memory region when node value is NULL (bsc#1229319).
    - CVE-2024-43831: Handle invalid decoder vsi (bsc#1229309).
    - CVE-2024-43849: Protect locator_addr with the main mutex (bsc#1229307).
    - CVE-2024-43841: Do not use strlen() in const context (bsc#1229304).
    - CVE-2024-43839: Adjust 'name' buf size of bna_tcb and bna_ccb structures (bsc#1229301).
    - CVE-2024-41088: Fix infinite loop when xmit fails (bsc#1228469).
    - CVE-2024-42281: Fix a segment issue when downgrading gso_size (bsc#1229386).
    - CVE-2024-42271: Fixed a use after free in iucv_sock_close(). (bsc#1229400)
    - CVE-2024-41080: Fix possible deadlock in io_register_iowq_max_workers() (bsc#1228616).
    - CVE-2024-42246: Remap EPERM in case of connection failure in xs_tcp_setup_socket (bsc#1228989).
    - CVE-2024-42232: Fixed a race between delayed_work() and ceph_monc_stop(). (bsc#1228959)
    - CVE-2024-26735: Fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref (bsc#1222372).
    - CVE-2024-42106: Initialize pad field in struct inet_diag_req_v2 (bsc#1228493).
    - CVE-2024-38662: Cover verifier checks for mutating sockmap/sockhash (bsc#1226885).
    - CVE-2024-42110: Move ntb_netdev_rx_handler() to call netif_rx() from __netif_rx() (bsc#1228501).
    - CVE-2024-42247: Avoid unaligned 64-bit memory accesses (bsc#1228988).
    - CVE-2022-48865: Fix kernel panic when enabling bearer (bsc#1228065).
    - CVE-2023-52498: Fix possible deadlocks in core system-wide PM code (bsc#1221269).
    - CVE-2024-41068: Fix sclp_init() cleanup on failure (bsc#1228579).
    - CVE-2022-48808: Fix panic when DSA master device unbinds on shutdown (bsc#1227958).
    - CVE-2024-42095: Fix Errata i2310 with RX FIFO level check (bsc#1228446).
    - CVE-2024-40978: Fix crash while reading debugfs attribute (bsc#1227929).
    - CVE-2024-42107: Do not process extts if PTP is disabled (bsc#1228494).
    - CVE-2024-42139: Fix improper extts handling (bsc#1228503).
    - CVE-2024-42148: Fix multiple UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds (bsc#1228487).
    - CVE-2024-42142: E-switch, Create ingress ACL when needed (bsc#1228491).
    - CVE-2024-42162: Account for stopped queues when reading NIC stats (bsc#1228706).
    - CVE-2024-42082: Remove WARN() from __xdp_reg_mem_model() (bsc#1228482).
    - CVE-2024-41042: Prefer nft_chain_validate (bsc#1228526).
    - CVE-2023-3610: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in nf_tables can be exploited to achieve local     privilege escalation (bsc#1213580).
    - CVE-2024-42228: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc (bsc#1228667).
    - CVE-2024-40995: Fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc() (bsc#1227830).
    - CVE-2024-38602: Merge repeat codes in ax25_dev_device_down() (bsc#1226613).
    - CVE-2024-38554: Fix reference count leak issue of net_device (bsc#1226742).
    - CVE-2024-36929: Reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs (bsc#1225814).
    - CVE-2024-41009: Fix overrunning reservations in ringbuf (bsc#1228020).
    - CVE-2024-27024: Fix WARNING in rds_conn_connect_if_down (bsc#1223777).


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.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2024-44947: Initialize beyond-EOF page contents before setting uptodate (bsc#1229454).
    - CVE-2024-36936: Touch soft lockup during memory accept (bsc#1225773).
    - CVE-2022-48706: Do proper cleanup if IFCVF init fails (bsc#1225524).
    - CVE-2024-43883: Do not drop references before new references are gained (bsc#1229707).
    - CVE-2024-41062: Sync sock recv cb and release (bsc#1228576).
    - CVE-2024-43861: Fix memory leak for not ip packets (bsc#1229500).
    - CVE-2023-52489: Fix race in accessing memory_section->usage (bsc#1221326).
    - CVE-2024-43893: Check uartclk for zero to avoid divide by zero (bsc#1229759).
    - CVE-2024-43821: Fix a possible null pointer dereference (bsc#1229315).
    - CVE-2024-43900: Avoid use-after-free in load_firmware_cb() (bsc#1229756).
    - CVE-2024-44938: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG (bsc#1229792).
    - CVE-2024-44939: fix null ptr deref in dtInsertEntry (bsc#1229820).
    - CVE-2024-41087: Fix double free on error (CVE-2024-41087,bsc#1228466).
    - CVE-2024-42277: Avoid NULL deref in sprd_iommu_hw_en (bsc#1229409).
    - CVE-2024-43902: Add null checker before passing variables (bsc#1229767).
    - CVE-2024-43904: Add null checks for 'stream' and 'plane' before dereferencing (bsc#1229768)
    - CVE-2024-43880: Put back removed metod in struct objagg_ops (bsc#1229481).
    - CVE-2024-43884: Add error handling to pair_device() (bsc#1229739)
    - CVE-2024-43899: Fix null pointer deref in dcn20_resource.c (bsc#1229754).
    - CVE-2022-48920: Get rid of warning on transaction commit when using flushoncommit (bsc#1229658).
    - CVE-2023-52906: Fix warning during failed attribute validation (bsc#1229527).
    - CVE-2024-43882: Fixed ToCToU between perm check and set-uid/gid usage. (bsc#1229503)
    - CVE-2024-43866: Always drain health in shutdown callback (bsc#1229495).
    - CVE-2024-26812: Struct virqfd kABI workaround (bsc#1222808).
    - CVE-2022-48912: Fix use-after-free in __nf_register_net_hook() (bsc#1229641)
    - CVE-2024-27010: Fix mirred deadlock on device recursion (bsc#1223720).
    - CVE-2022-48906: Correctly set DATA_FIN timeout when number of retransmits is large (bsc#1229605)
    - CVE-2024-42155: Wipe copies of protected- and secure-keys (bsc#1228733).
    - CVE-2024-42156: Wipe copies of clear-key structures on failure (bsc#1228722).
    - CVE-2023-52899: Add exception protection processing for vd in axi_chan_handle_err function     (bsc#1229569).
    - CVE-2024-42158: Use kfree_sensitive() to fix Coccinelle warnings (bsc#1228720).
    - CVE-2024-26631: Fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work (bsc#1221630).
    - CVE-2024-43873: Always initialize seqpacket_allow (bsc#1229488)
    - CVE-2024-40905: Fix possible race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from() (bsc#1227761)
    - CVE-2024-39489: Fix memleak in seg6_hmac_init_algo (bsc#1227623)
    - CVE-2021-47106: Fix use-after-free in nft_set_catchall_destroy() (bsc#1220962)
    - CVE-2021-47517: Fix panic when interrupt coaleceing is set via ethtool (bsc#1225428).
    - CVE-2024-36489: Fix missing memory barrier in tls_init (bsc#1226874)
    - CVE-2024-41020: Fix fcntl/close race recovery compat path (bsc#1228427).
    - CVE-2024-27079: Fix NULL domain on device release (bsc#1223742).
    - CVE-2024-35897: Discard table flag update with pending basechain deletion (bsc#1224510).
    - CVE-2024-27403: Restore const specifier in flow_offload_route_init() (bsc#1224415).
    - CVE-2024-27011: Fix memleak in map from abort path (bsc#1223803).
    - CVE-2024-43819: Reject memory region operations for ucontrol VMs (bsc#1229290 git-fixes).
    - CVE-2024-26668: Reject configurations that cause integer overflow (bsc#1222335).
    - CVE-2024-26835: Set dormant flag on hook register failure (bsc#1222967).
    - CVE-2024-26808: Handle NETDEV_UNREGISTER for inet/ingress basechain (bsc#1222634).
    - CVE-2024-27016: Validate pppoe header (bsc#1223807).
    - CVE-2024-35945: Prevent nullptr exceptions on ISR (bsc#1224639).
    - CVE-2023-52581: Fix memleak when more than 255 elements expired (bsc#1220877).
    - CVE-2024-36013: Fix slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect() (bsc#1225578).
    - CVE-2024-43837: Fix updating attached freplace prog in prog_array map (bsc#1229297).
    - CVE-2024-42291: Add a per-VF limit on number of FDIR filters (bsc#1229374).
    - CVE-2024-42268: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload (bsc#1229391).
    - CVE-2024-43834: Fix invalid wait context of page_pool_destroy() (bsc#1229314)
    - CVE-2024-36286: Acquire rcu_read_lock() in instance_destroy_rcu() (bsc#1226801)
    - CVE-2024-26851: Add protection for bmp length out of range (bsc#1223074)
    - CVE-2024-42157: Wipe sensitive data on failure (bsc#1228727 CVE-2024-42157 git-fixes).
    - CVE-2024-26677: Blacklist e7870cf13d20 ('rxrpc: Fix delayed ACKs to not set the reference serial     number') (bsc#1222387)
    - CVE-2024-36009: Blacklist 467324bcfe1a ('ax25: Fix netdev refcount issue') (bsc#1224542)
    - CVE-2023-52859: Fix use-after-free when register pmu fails (bsc#1225582).
    - CVE-2024-42280: Fix a use after free in hfcmulti_tx() (bsc#1229388)
    - CVE-2024-42284: Return non-zero value from tipc_udp_addr2str() on error (bsc#1229382)
    - CVE-2024-42283: Initialize all fields in dumped nexthops (bsc#1229383)
    - CVE-2024-42312: Always initialize i_uid/i_gid (bsc#1229357)
    - CVE-2024-43854: Initialize integrity buffer to zero before writing it to media (bsc#1229345)
    - CVE-2024-42322: Properly dereference pe in ip_vs_add_service (bsc#1229347)
    - CVE-2024-42301: Fix the array out-of-bounds risk (bsc#1229407).
    - CVE-2024-42318: Do not lose track of restrictions on cred_transfer (bsc#1229351).
    - CVE-2024-26669: Fix chain template offload (bsc#1222350).
    - CVE-2023-52889: Fix null pointer deref when receiving skb during sock creation (bsc#1229287,).
    - CVE-2022-48645: Move enetc_set_psfp() out of the common enetc_set_features() (bsc#1223508).
    - CVE-2024-41007: Use signed arithmetic in tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out() (bsc#1227863).
    - CVE-2024-36933: Use correct mac_offset to unwind gso skb in nsh_gso_segment() (bsc#1225832).
    - CVE-2024-42295: Handle inconsistent state in nilfs_btnode_create_block() (bsc#1229370).
    - CVE-2024-42319: Move devm_mbox_controller_register() after devm_pm_runtime_enable() (bsc#1229350).
    - CVE-2024-43860: Skip over memory region when node value is NULL (bsc#1229319).
    - CVE-2024-43831: Handle invalid decoder vsi (bsc#1229309).
    - CVE-2024-43849: Protect locator_addr with the main mutex (bsc#1229307).
    - CVE-2024-43841: Do not use strlen() in const context (bsc#1229304).
    - CVE-2024-43839: Adjust 'name' buf size of bna_tcb and bna_ccb structures (bsc#1229301).
    - CVE-2024-41088: Fix infinite loop when xmit fails (bsc#1228469).
    - CVE-2024-42281: Fix a segment issue when downgrading gso_size (bsc#1229386).
    - CVE-2024-42271: Fixed a use after free in iucv_sock_close(). (bsc#1229400)
    - CVE-2024-41080: Fix possible deadlock in io_register_iowq_max_workers() (bsc#1228616).
    - CVE-2024-42246: Remap EPERM in case of connection failure in xs_tcp_setup_socket (bsc#1228989).
    - CVE-2024-42232: Fixed a race between delayed_work() and ceph_monc_stop(). (bsc#1228959)
    - CVE-2024-26735: Fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref (bsc#1222372).
    - CVE-2024-42106: Initialize pad field in struct inet_diag_req_v2 (bsc#1228493).
    - CVE-2024-38662: Cover verifier checks for mutating sockmap/sockhash (bsc#1226885).
    - CVE-2024-42110: Move ntb_netdev_rx_handler() to call netif_rx() from __netif_rx() (bsc#1228501).
    - CVE-2024-42247: Avoid unaligned 64-bit memory accesses (bsc#1228988).
    - CVE-2022-48865: Fix kernel panic when enabling bearer (bsc#1228065).
    - CVE-2023-52498: Fix possible deadlocks in core system-wide PM code (bsc#1221269).
    - CVE-2024-41068: Fix sclp_init() cleanup on failure (bsc#1228579).
    - CVE-2022-48808: Fix panic when DSA master device unbinds on shutdown (bsc#1227958).
    - CVE-2024-42095: Fix Errata i2310 with RX FIFO level check (bsc#1228446).
    - CVE-2024-40978: Fix crash while reading debugfs attribute (bsc#1227929).
    - CVE-2024-42107: Do not process extts if PTP is disabled (bsc#1228494).
    - CVE-2024-42139: Fix improper extts handling (bsc#1228503).
    - CVE-2024-42148: Fix multiple UBSAN array-index-out-of-bounds (bsc#1228487).
    - CVE-2024-42142: E-switch, Create ingress ACL when needed (bsc#1228491).
    - CVE-2024-42162: Account for stopped queues when reading NIC stats (bsc#1228706).
    - CVE-2024-42082: Remove WARN() from __xdp_reg_mem_model() (bsc#1228482).
    - CVE-2024-41042: Prefer nft_chain_validate (bsc#1228526).
    - CVE-2023-3610: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in nf_tables can be exploited to achieve local     privilege escalation (bsc#1213580).
    - CVE-2024-42228: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc (bsc#1228667).
    - CVE-2024-40995: Fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc() (bsc#1227830).
    - CVE-2024-38602: Merge repeat codes in ax25_dev_device_down() (git-fixes CVE-2024-38602 bsc#1226613).
    - CVE-2024-38554: Fix reference count leak issue of net_device (bsc#1226742).
    - CVE-2024-36929: Reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs (bsc#1225814).
    - CVE-2024-41009: Fix overrunning reservations in ringbuf (bsc#1228020).
    - CVE-2024-27024: Fix WARNING in rds_conn_connect_if_down (bsc#1223777).


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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
273847	Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-988698)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
268508	Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-986927)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
246298	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-48869	Nessus	Misc.	medium
239534	TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2025:0038)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	high
207884	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
207728	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
207050	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
206957	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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