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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 42 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2025:4237-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 276904

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-2025:4237-1 advisory.

 This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 5.14.21-150400.24.170 fixes one security issue

 The following security issue was fixed:

 - CVE-2023-53673: Bluetooth: hci_event: call disconnect callback before deleting conn (bsc#1251983).

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_170-default package.

See Also

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53673

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1251983

http://www.nessus.org/u?99e5230e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 276904

File Name: suse_SU-2025-4237-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/26/2025

Updated: 11/26/2025

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: 4.4

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-2023-53673

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_14_21-150400_24_170-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: 11/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-53673

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:4237-1