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SUSE SLES12: dpdk / dpdk-devel / dpdk-kmp-default / dpdk-thunderx / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3381-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 172431

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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-2022:3381-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2022-2132: Fixed DoS when a vhost header crosses more than two descriptors and exhausts all mbufs (bsc#1202903).

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/1202903

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2132

http://www.nessus.org/u?32608326

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172431

File Name: suse_SU-2022-3381-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/10/2023

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: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2132

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dpdk-thunderx, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dpdk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dpdk-thunderx-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libdpdk-18_11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dpdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dpdk-thunderx-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dpdk-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dpdk-kmp-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: 9/26/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2132

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:3381-1