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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 38 for SLE 12 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2023:3069-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 179124

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3069-1 advisory.

 This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-122_144 fixes several issues.

 The following security issues were fixed:

 - CVE-2023-3159: Fixed use-after-free issue in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback (bsc#1212347).
 - CVE-2023-2002: Fixed a flaw that allowed an attacker to unauthorized execution of management commands, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Bluetooth communication (bsc#1210566).

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 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_144-default package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1210566

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212347

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2002

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3159

http://www.nessus.org/u?c4476977

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 179124

File Name: suse_SU-2023-3069-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/1/2023

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2002

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_144-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: 7/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2002, CVE-2023-3159

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:3069-1