SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 34 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2026:1254-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 306002

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1254-1 advisory.

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.133 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2025-71120: SUNRPC: svcauth_gss: avoid NULL deref on zero length gss_token in gss_read_proxy_verf (bsc#1256780).
- CVE-2026-22999: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() (bsc#1257238).
- CVE-2026-23074: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc (bsc#1258051).
- CVE-2026-23209: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() (bsc#1258784).

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-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256780

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257238

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1258051

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1258784

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-April/045369.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71120

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22999

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23074

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23209

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 306002

File Name: suse_SU-2026-1254-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/11/2026

Updated: 4/11/2026

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-2026-23209

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:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-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: 4/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-71120, CVE-2026-22999, CVE-2026-23074, CVE-2026-23209

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:1254-1