SUSE SLES16 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 10 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16) (SUSE-SU-2026:22391-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 324861

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES16 / SLES_SAP16 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:22391-1 advisory.

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.12.0-160000.31.1 fixes various security issues

The following security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2026-31402: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache (bsc#1261640).
- CVE-2026-31504: net: fix fanout UAF in packet_release() via NETDEV_UP race (bsc#1263088).
- CVE-2026-31554: futex: Require sys_futex_requeue() to have identical flags (bsc#1263108).
- CVE-2026-31694: fuse: reject oversized dirents in page cache (bsc#1263902).
- CVE-2026-43503: final dirty.frag related fixes (bsc#1266229).
- CVE-2026-46323: net: gro: don't merge zcopy skbs (bsc#1268282).
- net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache (bsc#1267625).

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-6_12_0-160000_31-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 324861

File Name: suse_SU-2026-22391-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/2/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

Percentile: 99.7

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-2026-31402

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46323

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-6_12_0-160000_31-default, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:16

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: 6/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31504, CVE-2026-31554, CVE-2026-31694, CVE-2026-43503, CVE-2026-46323

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:22391-1

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