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SUSE SLES15: kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_43-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:0619-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159150

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0619-1 advisory.

 This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_43 fixes several issues.

 The following security issues were fixed:

 - CVE-2022-0516: Fixed KVM s390 return error on SIDA memop on normal guest (bsc#1195947).
 - CVE-2021-0920: Fixed a local privilege escalation due to an use after free bug in unix_gc (bsc#1194463).
 - CVE-2021-22600: Fixed double free bug in packet_set_ring() in net/packet/af_packet.c that could have been exploited by a local user through crafted syscalls to escalate privileges or deny service (bsc#1195307).

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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194463

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195307

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195947

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

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22600

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0516

http://www.nessus.org/u?58707117

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159150

File Name: suse_SU-2022-0619-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/22/2022

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: 7.7

Percentile: 99.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22600

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0516

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_64-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_93-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_99-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_52-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_46-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_86-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_24-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_75-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_53_4-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_96-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_43-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_70-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_5-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_19-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_83-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_13-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_40-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-59_34-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_78-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_61-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-57-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: 5/2/2022, 6/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-0920, CVE-2021-22600, CVE-2022-0516

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:0619-1