The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - ASoC: mediatek: mt8195: Set ETDM1/2 IN/OUT to COMP_DUMMY() ETDM2_IN_BE and ETDM1_OUT_BE are defined as     COMP_EMPTY(), in the case the codec dai_name will be null. Avoid a crash if the device tree is not     assigning a codec to these links. [ 1.179936] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual     address 0000000000000000 [ 1.181065] Mem abort info: [ 1.181420] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 1.181892] EC =     0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 1.182576] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 1.182964] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [     1.183367] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 1.183983] Data abort info: [ 1.184406] ISV = 0, ISS =     0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 1.185097] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 1.185766] GCS = 0,     Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 1.186439] [0000000000000000] user address but active_mm is swapper [     1.187239] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 1.188029] Modules linked in: [     1.188420] CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 70 Comm: kworker/u32:1 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4-next-20250226+ #85 [ 1.189515]     Hardware name: Radxa NIO 12L (DT) [ 1.190065] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func [     1.190808] pstate: 40400009 (nZcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 1.191683] pc :
    __pi_strcmp+0x24/0x140 [ 1.192170] lr : mt8195_mt6359_soc_card_probe+0x224/0x7b0 [ 1.192854] sp :
    ffff800083473970 [ 1.193271] x29: ffff800083473a10 x28: 0000000000001008 x27: 0000000000000002 [ 1.194168]     x26: ffff800082408960 x25: ffff800082417db0 x24: ffff800082417d88 [ 1.195065] x23: 000000000000001e x22:
    ffff800082dbf480 x21: ffff800082dc07b8 [ 1.195961] x20: 0000000000000000 x19: 0000000000000013 x18:
    00000000ffffffff [ 1.196858] x17: 000000040044ffff x16: 005000f2b5503510 x15: 0000000000000006 [ 1.197755]     x14: ffff800082407af0 x13: 6e6f69737265766e x12: 692d6b636f6c6374 [ 1.198651] x11: 0000000000000002 x10:
    ffff80008240b920 x9 : 0000000000000018 [ 1.199547] x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 :
    0000000000000000 [ 1.200443] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 8080808080000000 x3 : 303933383978616d [ 1.201339]     x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff80008240b920 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 1.202236] Call trace: [ 1.202545]
    __pi_strcmp+0x24/0x140 (P) [ 1.203029] mtk_soundcard_common_probe+0x3bc/0x5b8 [ 1.203644]     platform_probe+0x70/0xe8 [ 1.204106] really_probe+0xc8/0x3a0 [ 1.204556] __driver_probe_device+0x84/0x160     [ 1.205104] driver_probe_device+0x44/0x130 [ 1.205630] __device_attach_driver+0xc4/0x170 [ 1.206189]     bus_for_each_drv+0x8c/0xf8 [ 1.206672] __device_attach+0xa8/0x1c8 [ 1.207155]     device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x30 [ 1.207681] bus_probe_device+0xb0/0xc0 [ 1.208165]     deferred_probe_work_func+0xa4/0x100 [ 1.208747] process_one_work+0x158/0x3e0 [ 1.209254]     worker_thread+0x2c4/0x3e8 [ 1.209727] kthread+0x134/0x1f0 [ 1.210136] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 1.210589]     Code: 54000401 b50002c6 d503201f f86a6803 (f8408402) [ 1.211355] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---     (CVE-2025-38299)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02853-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP7 RT kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:
    - CVE-2024-36028: mm/hugetlb: fix DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(1) when dissolve_free_hugetlb_folio() (bsc#1225707).
    - CVE-2024-36348, CVE-2024-36349, CVE-2024-36350, CVE-2024-36357: x86/process: Move the buffer clearing     before MONITOR (bsc#1238896).
    - CVE-2024-42134: virtio-pci: Check if is_avq is NULL (bsc#1228664 bsc#1247831).
    - CVE-2024-44963: btrfs: do not BUG_ON() when freeing tree block after error (bsc#1230216).
    - CVE-2024-56742: vfio/mlx5: Fix an unwind issue in mlx5vf_add_migration_pages() (bsc#1235613).
    - CVE-2025-21839: KVM: x86: Load DR6 with guest value only before entering .vcpu_run() loop (bsc#1239061).
    - CVE-2025-21872: efi/mokvar-table: Avoid repeated map/unmap of the same page (bsc#1240323).
    - CVE-2025-23163: net: vlan: do not propagate flags on open (bsc#1242837).
    - CVE-2025-37856: btrfs: harden block_group::bg_list against list_del() races (bsc#1243068).
    - CVE-2025-37864: net: dsa: clean up FDB, MDB, VLAN entries on unbind (bsc#1242965).
    - CVE-2025-37885: KVM: x86: Reset IRTE to host control if *new* route isn't postable (bsc#1242960).
    - CVE-2025-37920: kABI workaround for xsk: Fix race condition in AF_XDP generic RX path (bsc#1243479).
    - CVE-2025-37984: crypto: ecdsa - Harden against integer overflows in DIV_ROUND_UP() (bsc#1243669).
    - CVE-2025-38034: btrfs: correct the order of prelim_ref arguments in btrfs__prelim_ref (bsc#1244792).
    - CVE-2025-38035: nvmet-tcp: do not restore null sk_state_change (bsc#1244801).
    - CVE-2025-38047: x86/fred: Fix system hang during S4 resume with FRED enabled (bsc#1245084).
    - CVE-2025-38051: smb: client: Fix use-after-free in cifs_fill_dirent (bsc#1244750).
    - CVE-2025-38058: __legitimize_mnt(): check for MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT should be under mount_lock (bsc#1245151).
    - CVE-2025-38061: net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write()     (bsc#1245440).
    - CVE-2025-38062: kABI: restore layout of struct msi_desc (bsc#1245216).
    - CVE-2025-38063: dm: fix unconditional IO throttle caused by REQ_PREFLUSH (bsc#1245202).
    - CVE-2025-38064: virtio: break and reset virtio devices on device_shutdown() (bsc#1245201).
    - CVE-2025-38074: vhost-scsi: protect vq->log_used with vq->mutex (bsc#1244735).
    - CVE-2025-38094: net: cadence: macb: Fix a possible deadlock in macb_halt_tx (bsc#1245649).
    - CVE-2025-38097: kabi: restore encap_sk in struct xfrm_state (bsc#1245660).
    - CVE-2025-38098: drm/amd/display: Do not treat wb connector as physical in (bsc#1245654).
    - CVE-2025-38099: Bluetooth: btusb: Fix regression in the initialization of fake Bluetooth controllers     (bsc#1245671).
    - CVE-2025-38100: x86/iopl: Cure TIF_IO_BITMAP inconsistencies (bsc#1245650).
    - CVE-2025-38105: ALSA: usb-audio: Kill timer properly at removal (bsc#1245682).
    - CVE-2025-38106: io_uring/sqpoll: do not put task_struct on tctx setup failure (bsc#1245664).
    - CVE-2025-38115: net_sched: sch_sfq: fix a potential crash on gso_skb handling (bsc#1245689).
    - CVE-2025-38117: hci_dev centralize extra lock (bsc#1245695).
    - CVE-2025-38126: net: stmmac: make sure that ptp_rate is not 0 before configuring timestamping     (bsc#1245708).
    - CVE-2025-38131: coresight: prevent deactivate active config while enabling the config (bsc#1245677).
    - CVE-2025-38132: coresight: holding cscfg_csdev_lock while removing cscfg from csdev (bsc#1245679).
    - CVE-2025-38147: calipso: unlock rcu before returning -EAFNOSUPPORT (bsc#1245768).
    - CVE-2025-38158: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: fix XQE dma address error (bsc#1245750).
    - CVE-2025-38162: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: prevent overflow in lookup table allocation (bsc#1245752).
    - CVE-2025-38166: bpf: fix ktls panic with sockmap (bsc#1245758).
    - CVE-2025-38180: net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling (bsc#1245970).
    - CVE-2025-38182: ublk: santizize the arguments from userspace when adding a device (bsc#1245937).
    - CVE-2025-38183: net: lan743x: fix potential out-of-bounds write in lan743x_ptp_io_event_clock_get()     (bsc#1246006).
    - CVE-2025-38187: drm/nouveau: fix a use-after-free in r535_gsp_rpc_push() (bsc#1245951).
    - CVE-2025-38188: drm/msm/a7xx: Call CP_RESET_CONTEXT_STATE (bsc#1246098).
    - CVE-2025-38200: i40e: fix MMIO write access to an invalid page in i40e_clear_hw (bsc#1246045).
    - CVE-2025-38202: bpf: Check rcu_read_lock_trace_held() in bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem() (bsc#1245980).
    - CVE-2025-38203: jfs: Fix null-ptr-deref in jfs_ioc_trim (bsc#1246044).
    - CVE-2025-38204: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices (bsc#1245983).
    - CVE-2025-38206: exfat: fix double free in delayed_free (bsc#1246073).
    - CVE-2025-38210: configfs-tsm-report: Fix NULL dereference of tsm_ops (bsc#1246020).
    - CVE-2025-38212: ipc: fix to protect IPCS lookups using RCU (bsc#1246029).
    - CVE-2025-38220: ext4: only dirty folios when data journaling regular files (bsc#1245966).
    - CVE-2025-38222: ext4: inline: fix len overflow in ext4_prepare_inline_data (bsc#1245976).
    - CVE-2025-38236: af_unix: Disable MSG_OOB for unprivileged users (bsc#1246093).
    - CVE-2025-38239: scsi: megaraid_sas: Fix invalid node index (bsc#1246178).
    - CVE-2025-38244: smb: client: fix potential deadlock when reconnecting channels (bsc#1246183).
    - CVE-2025-38248: bridge: mcast: Fix use-after-free during router port configuration (bsc#1246173).
    - CVE-2025-38250: kABI workaround for bluetooth hci_dev changes (bsc#1246182).
    - CVE-2025-38256: io_uring/rsrc: fix folio unpinning (bsc#1246188).
    - CVE-2025-38264: llist: add interface to check if a node is on a list (bsc#1246387).
    - CVE-2025-38272: net: dsa: b53: do not enable EEE on bcm63xx (bsc#1246268).
    - CVE-2025-38279: selftests/bpf: Add tests with stack ptr register in conditional jmp (bsc#1246264).
    - CVE-2025-38283: hisi_acc_vfio_pci: bugfix live migration function without VF device driver     (bsc#1246273).
    - CVE-2025-38303: Bluetooth: eir: Fix possible crashes on eir_create_adv_data (bsc#1246354).
    - CVE-2025-38310: seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses (bsc#1246361).
    - CVE-2025-38323: net: atm: add lec_mutex (bsc#1246473).
    - CVE-2025-38334: x86/sgx: Prevent attempts to reclaim poisoned pages (bsc#1246384).
    - CVE-2025-38335: Input: gpio-keys - fix a sleep while atomic with PREEMPT_RT (bsc#1246250).
    - CVE-2025-38337: jbd2: fix data-race and null-ptr-deref in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata() (bsc#1246253).
    - CVE-2025-38349: eventpoll: do not decrement ep refcount while still holding the ep mutex (bsc#1246777).
    - CVE-2025-38350: net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (bsc#1246781).
    - CVE-2025-38352: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()     (bsc#1246911).
    - CVE-2025-38364: maple_tree: fix MA_STATE_PREALLOC flag in mas_preallocate() (bsc#1247091).
    - CVE-2025-38365: btrfs: fix a race between renames and directory logging (bsc#1247023).
    - CVE-2025-38375: virtio-net: ensure the received length does not exceed allocated size (bsc#1247177).
    - CVE-2025-38382: btrfs: fix iteration of extrefs during log replay (bsc#1247031).
    - CVE-2025-38392: idpf: convert control queue mutex to a spinlock (bsc#1247169).
    - CVE-2025-38396: fs: export anon_inode_make_secure_inode() and fix secretmem LSM bypass (bsc#1247156).
    - CVE-2025-38399: scsi: target: Fix NULL pointer dereference in core_scsi3_decode_spec_i_port()     (bsc#1247097).
    - CVE-2025-38403: vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it (bsc#1247141).
    - CVE-2025-38414: wifi: ath12k: fix GCC_GCC_PCIE_HOT_RST definition for WCN7850 (bsc#1247145).
    - CVE-2025-38426: drm/amdgpu: Add basic validation for RAS header (bsc#1247252).
    - CVE-2025-38429: bus: mhi: ep: Update read pointer only after buffer is written (bsc#1247253).
    - CVE-2025-38453: kABI: io_uring: msg_ring ensure io_kiocb freeing is deferred (bsc#1247234).
    - CVE-2025-38455: KVM: SVM: Reject SEV{-ES} intra host migration if vCPU creation is in-flight     (bsc#1247101).
    - CVE-2025-38457: net/sched: Abort __tc_modify_qdisc if parent class does not exist (bsc#1247098).
    - CVE-2025-38460: atm: clip: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in to_atmarpd() (bsc#1247143).
    - CVE-2025-38461: vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU (bsc#1247103).
    - CVE-2025-38462: vsock: Fix transport_{g2h,h2g} TOCTOU (bsc#1247104).
    - CVE-2025-38463: tcp: Correct signedness in skb remaining space calculation (bsc#1247113).
    - CVE-2025-38465: netlink: make sure we allow at least one dump skb (bsc#1247118).
    - CVE-2025-38470: kABI fix for net: vlan: fix VLAN 0 refcount imbalance of toggling (bsc#1247288).
    - CVE-2025-38471: tls: always refresh the queue when reading sock (bsc#1247450).
    - CVE-2025-38475: smc: Fix various oops due to inet_sock type confusion (bsc#1247308).
    - CVE-2025-38497: usb: gadget: configfs: Fix OOB read on empty string write (bsc#1247347).
    - CVE-2025-38498: do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts (bsc#1247374).


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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
243698	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-38299	Nessus	Misc.	8/5/2025	8/5/2025	medium
252248	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:02853-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	8/19/2025	8/19/2025	medium

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