SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 29 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2026:2159-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2026:2159-1. The text itself
# is copyright (C) SUSE.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(318183);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/15");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2025-54518",
    "CVE-2026-23243",
    "CVE-2026-23274",
    "CVE-2026-23317",
    "CVE-2026-46300",
    "CVE-2026-46333"
  );
  script_xref(name:"SuSE", value:"SUSE-SU-2026:2159-1");

  script_name(english:"SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (Live Patch 29 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2026:2159-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in
the SUSE-SU-2026:2159-1 advisory.

    This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 5.14.21-150500.55.116 fixes various security issues

    The following security issues were fixed:

    - CVE-2025-54518: AMD-SN-7052: CPU OP Cache Corruption (bsc#1264096).
    - CVE-2026-23243: RDMA/umad: Reject negative data_len in ib_umad_write (bsc#1259798).
    - CVE-2026-23274: netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: reject rev0 reuse of ALARM timer labels (bsc#1260908).
    - CVE-2026-23317: drm/vmwgfx: Return the correct value in vmw_translate_ptr functions (bsc#1260563).
    - CVE-2026-46300: FragNesia attack: another xfrm/esp based local root exploit (bsc#1265224).
    - CVE-2026-46333: ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic (bsc#1265384).

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1259798");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1260563");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1260908");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1264096");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265224");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265384");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-June/046885.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54518");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23243");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23274");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23317");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46300");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46333");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_116-default package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:A");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-46300");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-54518");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/03/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/05/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/02");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_116-default");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(os_release) || os_release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)\d+)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'SUSE');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLES15)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'SUSE SLES15', 'SUSE (' + os_ver + ')');

var uname_r = get_kb_item("Host/uname-r");
if (empty_or_null(uname_r)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "kernel");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'SUSE (' + os_ver + ')', cpu);

var service_pack = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(service_pack)) service_pack = "0";
if (os_ver == "SLES15" && (! preg(pattern:"^(5)$", string:service_pack))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES15 SP5", os_ver + " SP" + service_pack);

var kernel_live_checks = [
  {
    'kernels': {
      '5.14.21-150500.55.116-default': {
        'pkgs': [
          {'reference':'kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_116-default-16-150500.2.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['sle-module-live-patching-release-15.5']}
        ]
      }
    }
  }
];

var ltss_caveat_required = FALSE;
var flag = 0;
var kernel_affected = FALSE;
foreach var kernel_array ( kernel_live_checks ) {
  var kpatch_details = kernel_array['kernels'][uname_r];
  if (empty_or_null(kpatch_details)) continue;
  kernel_affected = TRUE;
  foreach var package_array ( kpatch_details['pkgs'] ) {
    var reference = NULL;
    var _release = NULL;
    var sp = NULL;
    var _cpu = NULL;
    var exists_check = NULL;
    var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
    if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (reference && _release) {
      if (exists_check) {
        var check_flag = 0;
        foreach var check (exists_check) {
          if (!rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:check)) continue;
          check_flag++;
        }
        if (!check_flag) continue;
      }
    }
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp)) flag++;
  }
}

# No kpatch details found for the running kernel version
if (!kernel_affected) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'kernel', uname_r);

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_116-default');
}