SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 72 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2026:0958-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 303396

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-2026:0958-1 advisory.

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 4.12.14-122.272 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2022-50423: ACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage() (bsc#1250785).
- CVE-2022-50697: mrp: introduce active flags to prevent UAF when applicant uninit (bsc#1255595).
- CVE-2022-50756: nvme-pci: fix mempool alloc size (bsc#1256217).
- CVE-2023-53781: smc: Fix use-after-free in tcp_write_timer_handler() (bsc#1254755).
- CVE-2025-21738: ata: libata-sff: ensure that we cannot write outside the allocated buffer (bsc#1257118).
- CVE-2025-38488: smb: client: fix use-after-free in crypt_message when using async crypto (bsc#1247240).
- CVE-2025-68285: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() (bsc#1255402).
- CVE-2025-68813: ipvs: fix ipv4 null-ptr-deref in route error path (bsc#1256644).
- CVE-2025-71085: ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr() (bsc#1256624).

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_272-default package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1247240

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1250785

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1254755

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255402

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255595

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256217

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256624

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256644

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257118

http://www.nessus.org/u?94283800

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50423

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50697

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50756

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53781

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21738

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38488

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68285

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68813

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71085

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 303396

File Name: suse_SU-2026-0958-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/24/2026

Updated: 3/24/2026

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-2025-38488

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_272-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: 3/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-50423, CVE-2022-50697, CVE-2022-50756, CVE-2023-53781, CVE-2025-21738, CVE-2025-38488, CVE-2025-68285, CVE-2025-68813, CVE-2025-71085

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:0958-1