SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 63 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2026:0154-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 294794

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:0154-1 advisory.

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 4.12.14-122.237 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2022-50233: bluetooth: device name can cause reading kernel memory by not supplying terminal \0 (bsc#1249242).
- CVE-2022-50327: ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value (bsc#1254451).
- CVE-2022-50367: fs: fix UAF/GPF bug in nilfs_mdt_destroy (bsc#1250280).
- CVE-2022-50409: net: If sock is dead don't access sock's sk_wq in sk_stream_wait_memory (bsc#1250665).
- CVE-2023-53676: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix buffer overflow in lio_target_nacl_info_show() (bsc#1251787).
- CVE-2023-53717: wifi: ath9k: Fix potential stack-out-of-bounds write in ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback() (bsc#1252563).
- CVE-2024-57849: s390/cpum_sf: handle CPU hotplug remove during sampling (bsc#1235815).
- CVE-2025-38572: ipv6: reject malicious packets in ipv6_gso_segment() (bsc#1248400).
- CVE-2025-40204: sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time (bsc#1253437).

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 kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_237-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 294794

File Name: suse_SU-2026-0154-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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-2025-38572

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_237-default

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: 1/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-50233, CVE-2022-50327, CVE-2022-50367, CVE-2022-50409, CVE-2023-53676, CVE-2023-53717, CVE-2024-57849, CVE-2025-38572, CVE-2025-40204

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:0154-1

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