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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 34 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2025:01611-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237091

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:01611-1 advisory.

 This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_144 fixes one issue.

 The following security issue was fixed:

 - CVE-2024-53156: wifi: ath9k: add range check for conn_rsp_epid in htc_connect_service() (bsc#1234847).

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_144-default package.

See Also

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53156

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1234847

http://www.nessus.org/u?4ce72236

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237091

File Name: suse_SU-2025-01611-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/22/2025

Updated: 5/22/2025

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: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-53156

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: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_144-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 5/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53156

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:01611-1