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SUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:1710-1)

🗓️ 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel update has a security fix for a buffer overflow, leading to local privilege escalation

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851360");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-07-01 05:25:24 +0200 (Fri, 01 Jul 2016)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4998", "CVE-2016-4997");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-01-17 21:17:00 +0000 (Tue, 17 Jan 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:1710-1)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to receive one critical
  security fix.

  Security issue fixed:

  - CVE-2016-4997: A buffer overflow in 32bit compat_setsockopt iptables
  handling could lead to a local privilege escalation. (bsc#986362)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"kernel on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_xref(name:"SUSE-SU", value:"2016:1710-1");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLED12\.0SP0|SLES12\.0SP0)");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLED12.0SP0") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-devel", rpm:"kernel-devel~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-macros", rpm:"kernel-macros~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-source", rpm:"kernel-source~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default", rpm:"kernel-default~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-default-debuginfo~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-debugsource", rpm:"kernel-default-debugsource~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-devel", rpm:"kernel-default-devel~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-extra", rpm:"kernel-default-extra~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-extra-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-default-extra-debuginfo~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-syms", rpm:"kernel-syms~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen", rpm:"kernel-xen~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-xen-debuginfo~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-debugsource", rpm:"kernel-xen-debugsource~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-devel", rpm:"kernel-xen-devel~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLED12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLES12.0SP0") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default", rpm:"kernel-default~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-base", rpm:"kernel-default-base~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-base-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-default-base-debuginfo~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-default-debuginfo~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-debugsource", rpm:"kernel-default-debugsource~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-devel", rpm:"kernel-default-devel~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-syms", rpm:"kernel-syms~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen", rpm:"kernel-xen~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-base", rpm:"kernel-xen-base~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-base-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-xen-base-debuginfo~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-xen-debuginfo~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-debugsource", rpm:"kernel-xen-debugsource~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xen-devel", rpm:"kernel-xen-devel~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-devel", rpm:"kernel-devel~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-macros", rpm:"kernel-macros~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-source", rpm:"kernel-source~3.12.60~52.54.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-default-man", rpm:"kernel-default-man~3.12.60~52.54.2", rls:"SLES12.0SP0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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