SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 72 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2026:2153-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 318206

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-2026:2153-1 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-2025-54518: AMD-SN-7052: CPU OP Cache Corruption (bsc#1264096).
- CVE-2026-23243: RDMA/umad: Reject negative data_len in ib_umad_write (bsc#1259798).
- CVE-2026-46300: FragNesia attack: another xfrm/esp based local root exploit (bsc#1265224).
- CVE-2026-46333: ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic (bsc#1265384).

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318206

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2153-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/2/2026

Updated: 6/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46300

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Threat Score: 7.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-54518

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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-54518, CVE-2026-23243, CVE-2026-46300, CVE-2026-46333

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2153-1

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