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SUSE SLES15: kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_60-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2023:2734-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177831

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2023:2734-1 advisory.

 This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_60 fixes one issue.

 The following security issue was fixed:

 - CVE-2023-31436: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class() because lmax can exceed QFQ_MIN_LMAX (bsc#1210989).

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 kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_60-default and / or kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_121-default packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210989

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31436

http://www.nessus.org/u?a91d6328

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177831

File Name: suse_SU-2023-2734-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/30/2023

Updated: 6/25/2026

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: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31436

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_121-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_60-default

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31436

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:2734-1