SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 21 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7) (SUSE-SU-2026:4538-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 363775

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-2026:4538-1 advisory.

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-150700.53.81 fixes one security issue:

The following security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2026-74612: veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment (bsc#1277506).

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 kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 363775

File Name: suse_SU-2026-4538-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7

Percentile: 98.06

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-74612

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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-6_4_0-150700_53_81-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: 10/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-74612

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4538-1

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