SUSE SLES15 Security Update : openssl-3-livepatches (SUSE-SU-2026:3651-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 338647

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2026:3651-1 advisory.

- HollowByte: DoS vector against OpenSSL TLS ClientHello via remote, attacker-controlled memory allocations (bsc#1271712, bsc#1271713).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected openssl-3-livepatches package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 338647

File Name: suse_SU-2026-3651-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/21/2026

Updated: 8/21/2026

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssl-3-livepatches

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: 8/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2026

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:3651-1

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