SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel RT (Live Patch 2 for SLE 15 SP6) (SUSE-SU-2025:03315-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265835

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-2025:03315-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_10_8 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2024-49860: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method (bsc#1231862).
- CVE-2025-38177: sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent (bsc#1246356).
- CVE-2025-38109: net/mlx5: fix ECVF vports unload on shutdown flow (bsc#1245685).
- CVE-2025-38181: calipso: Fix null-ptr-deref in calipso_req_{set,del}attr() (bsc#1246001).
- CVE-2025-21756: vsock: Keep the binding until socket destruction (bsc#1245795).
- CVE-2025-21755: vsock: Orphan socket after transport release (bsc#1245795).
- CVE-2025-38498: do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts (bsc#1247499).
- CVE-2025-38555: usb: gadget : fix use-after-free in composite_dev_cleanup() (bsc#1248298).

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-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265835

File Name: suse_SU-2025-03315-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/25/2025

Updated: 9/25/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-49860

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 9/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-49860, CVE-2025-21756, CVE-2025-38109, CVE-2025-38177, CVE-2025-38181, CVE-2025-38498, CVE-2025-38555

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:03315-1

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