SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 73 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2026:0200-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 294921

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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-2026:0200-1 advisory.

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 4.12.14-122.275 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

- 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-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-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_275-default package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1250280

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1251787

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1252563

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1253437

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1254451

http://www.nessus.org/u?e86c89fb

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50327

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50367

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53676

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53717

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40204

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 294921

File Name: suse_SU-2026-0200-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

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: 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-2022-50367

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: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_275-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12

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: 1/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-50327, CVE-2022-50367, CVE-2023-53676, CVE-2023-53717, CVE-2025-40204

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:0200-1