SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2026:2383-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 321037

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2383-1 advisory.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 kernel was updated to fix various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2026-31405: media: dvb-net: fix OOB access in ULE extension header tables (bsc#1261700).
- CVE-2026-31629: nfc: llcp: add missing return after LLCP_CLOSED checks (bsc#1263790).
- CVE-2026-31758: usb: usbtmc: Flush anchored URBs in usbtmc_release (bsc#1264093).
- CVE-2026-43037: ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb in ip4ip6_err() (bsc#1263995).
- CVE-2026-43206: drm/amdkfd: Fix out-of-bounds write in kfd_event_page_set() (bsc#1264551).
- CVE-2026-43499: rtmutex: Use waiter::task instead of current in remove_waiter() (bsc#1266001).
- CVE-2026-43501: ipv6: rpl: reserve mac_len headroom when recompressed SRH grows (bsc#1266009).
- CVE-2026-45852: RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init (bsc#1266711).
- CVE-2026-45970: bonding: alb: fix UAF in rlb_arp_recv during bond up/down (bsc#1267205).
- CVE-2026-46021: thermal: core: Fix thermal zone governor cleanup issues (bsc#1267220).
- CVE-2026-46043: RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv (bsc#1266901).
- CVE-2026-46113: KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected GFN (bsc#1266969).
- CVE-2026-46243: smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions (bsc#1266238).

The following non security issues were fixed:

- arm64: tlb: Allow XZR argument to TLBI ops (git-fixes).
- arm64: tlb: Optimize ARM64_WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI (git-fixes).

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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 321037

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2383-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/14/2026

Updated: 6/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-43501

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:reiserfs-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-macros, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_222-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-livepatch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:cluster-md-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gfs2-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-obs-build, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-syms, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ocfs2-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dlm-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-64kb, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 6/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31405, CVE-2026-31629, CVE-2026-31758, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43206, CVE-2026-43499, CVE-2026-43501, CVE-2026-45852, CVE-2026-45970, CVE-2026-46021, CVE-2026-46043, CVE-2026-46113, CVE-2026-46243

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2383-1

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