SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 46 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2025:02627-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 243509

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02627-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-150300_59_167 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2024-56664: bpf, sockmap: Fix race between element replace and close() (bsc#1235250).
- CVE-2025-37797: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class handling (bsc#1245793).
- CVE-2025-37752: net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation (bsc#1245776).
- CVE-2025-21702: pfifo_tail_enqueue: Drop new packet when sch->limit == 0 (bsc#1245797).
- CVE-2024-41069: ASoC: topology: Fix route memory corruption (bsc#1228645).

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-5_3_18-150300_59_167-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 243509

File Name: suse_SU-2025-02627-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/5/2025

Updated: 8/5/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56664

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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_3_18-150300_59_167-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: 8/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41069, CVE-2024-56664, CVE-2025-21702, CVE-2025-37752, CVE-2025-37797

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:02627-1

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