SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2025:03375-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266021

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-2025:03375-1 advisory.

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150400_24_150 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2025-38177: sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent (bsc#1246356).
- CVE-2025-38181: calipso: Fix null-ptr-deref in calipso_req_{set,del}attr() (bsc#1246001).
- 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).
- CVE-2024-26808: netfilter: nft_chain_filter: handle NETDEV_UNREGISTER for inet/ingress basechain (bsc#1245772).
- CVE-2025-21756: vsock: Keep the binding until socket destruction (bsc#1245795).
- CVE-2025-21755: vsock: Orphan socket after transport release (bsc#1245795).

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_14_21-150400_24_150-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266021

File Name: suse_SU-2025-03375-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/27/2025

Updated: 9/27/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38555

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21756

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_150-default, 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: 9/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26808, CVE-2025-21756, CVE-2025-38177, CVE-2025-38181, CVE-2025-38498, CVE-2025-38555

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:03375-1

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