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openSUSE 16 Security Update : the initial kernel livepatch (openSUSE-SU-2026:20288-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 300583
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:20288-1 advisory.This update contains initial livepatches for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 and SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 kernel update.
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-6_12_0-160000_26-default and / or kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_26-rt packages.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 300583
File Name: openSUSE-2026-20288-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 3/4/2026
Updated: 3/4/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_26-rt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_26-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: 2/27/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2026