SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 20 for SLE 12 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2022:2281-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 162925

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2281-1 advisory.

- A flaw in Linux Kernel found in nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev() in drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c can lead to use after free both read or write when non synchronized between cleanup routine and firmware download routine.
(CVE-2022-1734)

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 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_77-default and / or kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_147-default packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1199606

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1734

http://www.nessus.org/u?24e469fd

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 162925

File Name: suse_SU-2022-2281-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/8/2022

Updated: 7/14/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1734

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_77-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_147-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12

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: 7/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1734

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:2281-1