SUSE SLES15: kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_114-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3366-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 165435

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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-2022:3366-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-150100_197_114 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2022-39188: Fixed a race condition between unmap_mapping_range() and munmap() on VM_PFNMAP mappings leads to stale TLB entry (bsc#1203116).
- CVE-2022-29581: Fixed an improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched that causes privilege escalation to root (bsc#1199695).

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-4_12_14-150100_197_114-default, kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_117-default and / or kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_120-default packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165435

File Name: suse_SU-2022-3366-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/25/2022

Updated: 6/25/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29581

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_114-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_120-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150100_197_117-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 9/24/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-29581, CVE-2022-39188

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:3366-1

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