SUSE SLES16 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 0 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16) (SUSE-SU-2026:20149-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 297082

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES16 / SLES_SAP16 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:20149-1 advisory.

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise kernel 6.12.0-160000.5.1 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2024-53164: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment (bsc#1246019).
- CVE-2025-38500: xfrm: interface: fix use-after-free after changing collect_md xfrm interface (bsc#1248672).
- CVE-2025-38554: mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got dropped (bsc#1248301).
- CVE-2025-38572: ipv6: reject malicious packets in ipv6_gso_segment() (bsc#1248400).
- CVE-2025-38588: ipv6: prevent infinite loop in rt6_nlmsg_size() (bsc#1249241).
- CVE-2025-38608: bpf, ktls: Fix data corruption when using bpf_msg_pop_data() in ktls (bsc#1248670).
- CVE-2025-38616: tls: handle data disappearing from under the TLS ULP (bsc#1249537).
- CVE-2025-38617: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() (bsc#1249208).
- CVE-2025-38618: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY (bsc#1249207).
- CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg() (bsc#1248631).
- CVE-2025-39682: tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list (bsc#1250192).
- CVE-2025-39963: io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb (bsc#1251982).
- CVE-2025-40204: sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time (bsc#1253437).
- CVE-2025-40212: nfsd: fix refcount leak in nfsd_set_fh_dentry() (bsc#1254196).

The following non security issues were fixed:

- Explicitly add module-common.c with vermagic and retpoline modinfo (bsc#1252270).
- powerpc64/modules: correctly iterate over stubs in setup_ftrace_ool_stubs (bsc#1251956).
- fix addr_bit_set() issue on big-endian machines (bsc#1256928).

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_12_0-160000_5-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 297082

File Name: suse_SU-2026-20149-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/29/2026

Updated: 1/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, 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-2025-38618

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:kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_5-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:16

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: 1/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53164, CVE-2025-38500, CVE-2025-38554, CVE-2025-38572, CVE-2025-38588, CVE-2025-38608, CVE-2025-38616, CVE-2025-38617, CVE-2025-38618, CVE-2025-38664, CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39963, CVE-2025-40204, CVE-2025-40212

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:20149-1

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