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SUSE SLES12: kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_102-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:0647-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 158503

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0647-1 advisory.

 This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_103 fixes one issue.

 The following security issue was fixed:

 - CVE-2021-0920: Fixed a local privilege escalation due to an use after free bug in unix_gc (bsc#1194463).

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194463

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-0920

http://www.nessus.org/u?3ea69d4f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 158503

File Name: suse_SU-2022-0647-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/1/2022

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.54

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-0920

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_98-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_92-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_83-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_80-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_74-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_71-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_88-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_80-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_99-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_77-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-95_71-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_63-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_74-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_102-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_83-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_66-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_86-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_91-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-197_89-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_103-default

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: 3/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-0920

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:0647-1