A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-8267 advisory.

    - posix-cpu-timers: Cleanup CPU timers before freeing them during exec (Wander Lairson Costa) [2116968]     {CVE-2022-2585}
    - fix race between exit_itimers() and /proc/pid/timers (Wander Lairson Costa) [2116968] {CVE-2022-2585}
    - ath9k: htc: clean up statistics macros (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [2084600] {CVE-2022-1679}
    - ath9k: hif_usb: simplify if-if to if-else (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [2084600] {CVE-2022-1679}
    - ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [2084600]     {CVE-2022-1679}
    - x86/speculation: Add LFENCE to RSB fill sequence (Waiman Long) [2115086] {CVE-2022-26373}
    - x86/speculation: Add RSB VM Exit protections (Waiman Long) [2115086] {CVE-2022-26373}

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

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

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7933 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the     hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session     or terminate that session. (CVE-2020-36516)

  - A flaw use-after-free in function sco_sock_sendmsg() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the     way user calls ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way triggers race condition of the call sco_conn_del()     together with the call sco_sock_sendmsg() with the expected controllable faulting memory page. A     privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2021-3640)

  - A denial of service (DOS) issue was found in the Linux kernel's smb2_ioctl_query_info function in the     fs/cifs/smb2ops.c Common Internet File System (CIFS) due to an incorrect return from the memdup_user     function. This flaw allows a local, privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) attacker to crash the system.
    (CVE-2022-0168)

  - A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way     user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw     to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2. (CVE-2022-0617)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's DMA subsystem, in the way a user calls DMA_FROM_DEVICE.
    This flaw allows a local user to read random memory from the kernel space. (CVE-2022-0854)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a     use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel     information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker. (CVE-2022-1016)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem in the way a user triggers     concurrent calls of PCM hw_params. The hw_free ioctls or similar race condition happens inside ALSA PCM     for other ioctls. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the     system. (CVE-2022-1048)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel's filesystem sub-     component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-1184)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drm_lease_held in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c in the Linux     kernel due to a race problem. This flaw allows a local user privilege attacker to cause a denial of     service (DoS) or a kernel information leak. (CVE-2022-1280)

  - A vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. This     flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to gain access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a     leak of internal kernel information. (CVE-2022-1353)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user     forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local     user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1679)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM module, which can lead to a denial of     service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal     instruction in guest in the Intel CPU. (CVE-2022-1852)

  - A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers     copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to     crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1998)

  - Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-224546354References: Upstream kernel     (CVE-2022-20368)

  - Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated     user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21123)

  - Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21125)

  - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21166)

  - KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown.
    An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger     respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. (CVE-2022-21499)

  - Aliases in the branch predictor may cause some AMD processors to predict the wrong branch type potentially     leading to information disclosure. (CVE-2022-23825)

  - An issue was discovered in fs/nfs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.5. If an application sets the     O_DIRECTORY flag, and tries to open a regular file, nfs_atomic_open() performs a regular lookup. If a     regular file is found, ENOTDIR should occur, but the server instead returns uninitialized data in the file     descriptor. (CVE-2022-24448)

  - kernel: nf_tables cross-table potential use-after-free may lead to local privilege escalation     (CVE-2022-2586)

  - Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow     an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-26373)

  - An integer coercion error was found in the openvswitch kernel module. Given a sufficiently large number of     actions, while copying and reserving memory for a new action of a new flow, the reserve_sfa_size()     function does not return -EMSGSIZE as expected, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds write access. This     flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-2639)

  - ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.
    (CVE-2022-28390)

  - The SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.17.2 can call xs_xprt_free before ensuring that sockets     are in the intended state. (CVE-2022-28893)

  - Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to     cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14     and later versions. (CVE-2022-29581)

  - Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution     under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29900)

  - Intel microprocessor generations 6 to 8 are affected by a new Spectre variant that is able to bypass their     retpoline mitigation in the kernel to leak arbitrary data. An attacker with unprivileged user access can     hijack return instructions to achieve arbitrary speculative code execution under certain     microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29901)

  - nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte     nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len. (CVE-2022-36946)

  - An issue was discovered in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.19.6. A denial of     service can occur upon binding to an already bound chain. (CVE-2022-39190)

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

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:8267 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the     hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session     or terminate that session. (CVE-2020-36516)

  - A flaw use-after-free in function sco_sock_sendmsg() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the     way user calls ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way triggers race condition of the call sco_conn_del()     together with the call sco_sock_sendmsg() with the expected controllable faulting memory page. A     privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2021-3640)

  - A denial of service (DOS) issue was found in the Linux kernel's smb2_ioctl_query_info function in the     fs/cifs/smb2ops.c Common Internet File System (CIFS) due to an incorrect return from the memdup_user     function. This flaw allows a local, privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) attacker to crash the system.
    (CVE-2022-0168)

  - A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way     user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw     to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2. (CVE-2022-0617)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's DMA subsystem, in the way a user calls DMA_FROM_DEVICE.
    This flaw allows a local user to read random memory from the kernel space. (CVE-2022-0854)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a     use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel     information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker. (CVE-2022-1016)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem in the way a user triggers     concurrent calls of PCM hw_params. The hw_free ioctls or similar race condition happens inside ALSA PCM     for other ioctls. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the     system. (CVE-2022-1048)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel's filesystem sub-     component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-1184)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drm_lease_held in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c in the Linux     kernel due to a race problem. This flaw allows a local user privilege attacker to cause a denial of     service (DoS) or a kernel information leak. (CVE-2022-1280)

  - A vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. This     flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to gain access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a     leak of internal kernel information. (CVE-2022-1353)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user     forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local     user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1679)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM module, which can lead to a denial of     service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal     instruction in guest in the Intel CPU. (CVE-2022-1852)

  - A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers     copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to     crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1998)

  - An integer coercion error was found in the openvswitch kernel module. Given a sufficiently large number of     actions, while copying and reserving memory for a new action of a new flow, the reserve_sfa_size()     function does not return -EMSGSIZE as expected, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds write access. This     flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-2639)

  - Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-224546354References: Upstream kernel     (CVE-2022-20368)

  - Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated     user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21123)

  - Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21125)

  - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21166)

  - KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown.
    An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger     respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. (CVE-2022-21499)

  - Aliases in the branch predictor may cause some AMD processors to predict the wrong branch type potentially     leading to information disclosure. (CVE-2022-23825)

  - An issue was discovered in fs/nfs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.5. If an application sets the     O_DIRECTORY flag, and tries to open a regular file, nfs_atomic_open() performs a regular lookup. If a     regular file is found, ENOTDIR should occur, but the server instead returns uninitialized data in the file     descriptor. (CVE-2022-24448)

  - Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow     an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-26373)

  - ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.
    (CVE-2022-28390)

  - The SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.17.2 can call xs_xprt_free before ensuring that sockets     are in the intended state. (CVE-2022-28893)

  - Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to     cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14     and later versions. (CVE-2022-29581)

  - Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution     under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29900)

  - Intel microprocessor generations 6 to 8 are affected by a new Spectre variant that is able to bypass their     retpoline mitigation in the kernel to leak arbitrary data. An attacker with unprivileged user access can     hijack return instructions to achieve arbitrary speculative code execution under certain     microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29901)

  - nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte     nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len. (CVE-2022-36946)

  - An issue was discovered in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.19.6. A denial of     service can occur upon binding to an already bound chain. (CVE-2022-39190)

  - kernel: nf_tables cross-table potential use-after-free may lead to local privilege escalation     (CVE-2022-2586)

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8267 advisory.

  - kernel: off-path attacker may inject data or terminate victim's TCP session (CVE-2020-36516)

  - kernel: use-after-free vulnerability in function sco_sock_sendmsg() (CVE-2021-3640)

  - kernel: smb2_ioctl_query_info NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2022-0168)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in udf_expand_file_adinicbdue() during writeback (CVE-2022-0617)

  - kernel: swiotlb information leak with DMA_FROM_DEVICE (CVE-2022-0854)

  - kernel: uninitialized registers on stack in nft_do_chain can cause kernel pointer leakage to UM     (CVE-2022-1016)

  - kernel: race condition in snd_pcm_hw_free leading to use-after-free (CVE-2022-1048)

  - kernel: KVM: cmpxchg_gpte can write to pfns outside the userspace region (CVE-2022-1158)

  - kernel: use-after-free and memory errors in ext4 when mounting and operating on a corrupted image     (CVE-2022-1184)

  - kernel: concurrency use-after-free between drm_setmaster_ioctl and drm_mode_getresources (CVE-2022-1280)

  - kernel: kernel info leak issue in pfkey_register (CVE-2022-1353)

  - kernel: use-after-free in ath9k_htc_probe_device() could cause an escalation of privileges (CVE-2022-1679)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in x86_emulate_insn may lead to DoS (CVE-2022-1852)

  - kernel: fanotify misuses fd_install() which could lead to use-after-free (CVE-2022-1998)

  - kernel: net/packet: slab-out-of-bounds access in packet_recvmsg() (CVE-2022-20368)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up of multi-core shared buffers (aka SBDR) (CVE-2022-21123)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up of microarchitectural fill buffers (aka SBDS) (CVE-2022-21125)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up in specific special register write operations (aka DRPW) (CVE-2022-21166)

  - kernel: possible to use the debugger to write zero into a location of choice (CVE-2022-21499)

  - hw: cpu: AMD: Branch Type Confusion (non-retbleed) (CVE-2022-23825)

  - kernel: nfs_atomic_open() returns uninitialized data instead of ENOTDIR (CVE-2022-24448)

  - kernel: nf_tables cross-table potential use-after-free may lead to local privilege escalation     (CVE-2022-2586)

  - hw: cpu: Intel: Post-barrier Return Stack Buffer Predictions (CVE-2022-26373)

  - kernel: openvswitch: integer underflow leads to out-of-bounds write in reserve_sfa_size() (CVE-2022-2639)

  - kernel: double free in ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c (CVE-2022-28390)

  - kernel: use after free in SUNRPC subsystem (CVE-2022-28893)

  - kernel: use-after-free due to improper update of reference count in net/sched/cls_u32.c (CVE-2022-29581)

  - hw: cpu: AMD: RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-29900)

  - hw: cpu: Intel: RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-29901)

  - kernel: DoS in nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c (CVE-2022-36946)

  - kernel: nf_tables disallow binding to already bound chain (CVE-2022-39190)

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:7933 advisory.

  - kernel: off-path attacker may inject data or terminate victim's TCP session (CVE-2020-36516)

  - kernel: use-after-free vulnerability in function sco_sock_sendmsg() (CVE-2021-3640)

  - kernel: smb2_ioctl_query_info NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2022-0168)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in udf_expand_file_adinicbdue() during writeback (CVE-2022-0617)

  - kernel: swiotlb information leak with DMA_FROM_DEVICE (CVE-2022-0854)

  - kernel: uninitialized registers on stack in nft_do_chain can cause kernel pointer leakage to UM     (CVE-2022-1016)

  - kernel: race condition in snd_pcm_hw_free leading to use-after-free (CVE-2022-1048)

  - kernel: use-after-free and memory errors in ext4 when mounting and operating on a corrupted image     (CVE-2022-1184)

  - kernel: concurrency use-after-free between drm_setmaster_ioctl and drm_mode_getresources (CVE-2022-1280)

  - kernel: kernel info leak issue in pfkey_register (CVE-2022-1353)

  - kernel: use-after-free in ath9k_htc_probe_device() could cause an escalation of privileges (CVE-2022-1679)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in x86_emulate_insn may lead to DoS (CVE-2022-1852)

  - kernel: fanotify misuses fd_install() which could lead to use-after-free (CVE-2022-1998)

  - kernel: net/packet: slab-out-of-bounds access in packet_recvmsg() (CVE-2022-20368)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up of multi-core shared buffers (aka SBDR) (CVE-2022-21123)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up of microarchitectural fill buffers (aka SBDS) (CVE-2022-21125)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up in specific special register write operations (aka DRPW) (CVE-2022-21166)

  - kernel: possible to use the debugger to write zero into a location of choice (CVE-2022-21499)

  - hw: cpu: AMD: Branch Type Confusion (non-retbleed) (CVE-2022-23825)

  - kernel: nfs_atomic_open() returns uninitialized data instead of ENOTDIR (CVE-2022-24448)

  - kernel: nf_tables cross-table potential use-after-free may lead to local privilege escalation     (CVE-2022-2586)

  - hw: cpu: Intel: Post-barrier Return Stack Buffer Predictions (CVE-2022-26373)

  - kernel: openvswitch: integer underflow leads to out-of-bounds write in reserve_sfa_size() (CVE-2022-2639)

  - kernel: double free in ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c (CVE-2022-28390)

  - kernel: use after free in SUNRPC subsystem (CVE-2022-28893)

  - kernel: use-after-free due to improper update of reference count in net/sched/cls_u32.c (CVE-2022-29581)

  - hw: cpu: AMD: RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-29900)

  - hw: cpu: Intel: RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-29901)

  - kernel: DoS in nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c (CVE-2022-36946)

  - kernel: nf_tables disallow binding to already bound chain (CVE-2022-39190)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1 advisory.

  - Some AMD CPUs may transiently execute beyond unconditional direct branches, which may potentially result     in data leakage. (CVE-2021-26341)

  - Insufficient control flow management for the Intel(R) 82599 Ethernet Controllers and Adapters may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. (CVE-2021-33061)

  - An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF due to an Improper Input     Validation. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special privilege to crash the system or leak     internal information. (CVE-2021-4204)

  - In gc_data_segment in fs/f2fs/gc.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.3, special files are not considered,     leading to a move_data_page NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2021-44879)

  - The check_alu_op() function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through v5.16-rc5 did not     properly update bounds while handling the mov32 instruction, which allows local users to obtain     potentially sensitive address information, aka a pointer leak. (CVE-2021-45402)

  - A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier when handling internal data structures.
    Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert     eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit     mitigations in place for the kernel. This flaws affects kernel versions < v5.16-rc6 (CVE-2022-0264)

  - A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in     the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or     CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality. (CVE-2022-0494)

  - A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way     user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw     to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2. (CVE-2022-0617)

  - A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the     small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of     service problem. (CVE-2022-1012)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a     use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel     information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker. (CVE-2022-1016)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel's filesystem sub-     component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-1184)

  - A use-after-free vulnerabilitity was discovered in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c of linux that allows an     attacker to crash linux kernel by simulating ax25 device using 6pack driver from user space.
    (CVE-2022-1198)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Amateur Radio AX.25 protocol functionality     in the way a user connects with the protocol. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
    (CVE-2022-1205)

  - An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel's io_uring module in the way a user triggers the     io_read() function with some special parameters. This flaw allows a local user to read some memory out of     bounds. (CVE-2022-1508)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in acrn_dev_ioctl in the drivers/virt/acrn/hsm.c function     in how the ACRN Device Model emulates virtual NICs in VM. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to     leak unauthorized kernel information, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2022-1651)

  - Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a concurrency     use-after-free flaw in the bad_flp_intr function. By executing a specially-crafted program, an attacker     could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the     system. (CVE-2022-1652)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in rxrpc_preparse_s in net/rxrpc/server_key.c in the Linux     kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
    (CVE-2022-1671)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user     forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local     user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1679)

  - A race condition was found the Linux kernel in perf_event_open() which can be exploited by an unprivileged     user to gain root privileges. The bug allows to build several exploit primitives such as kernel address     information leak, arbitrary execution, etc. (CVE-2022-1729)

  - A flaw in Linux Kernel found in nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev() in drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c can lead to use     after free both read or write when non synchronized between cleanup routine and firmware download routine.
    (CVE-2022-1734)

  - With shadow paging enabled, the INVPCID instruction results in a call to kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva. If INVPCID     is executed with CR0.PG=0, the invlpg callback is not set and the result is a NULL pointer dereference.
    (CVE-2022-1789)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM module, which can lead to a denial of     service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal     instruction in guest in the Intel CPU. (CVE-2022-1852)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition     between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN     privilege to leak kernel information. (CVE-2022-1974)

  - A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers     copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to     crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1998)

  - In lg_probe and related functions of hid-lg.c and other USB HID files, there is a possible out of bounds     read due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure if a malicious USB     HID device were plugged in, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed     for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-188677105References: Upstream     kernel (CVE-2022-20132)

  - In lock_sock_nested of sock.c, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead     to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed     for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174846563References: Upstream     kernel (CVE-2022-20154)

  - Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated     user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21123)

  - Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21125)

  - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register read operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21127)

  - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21166)

  - Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially     cause a denial of service via local access. (CVE-2022-21180)

  - KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown.
    An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger     respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. (CVE-2022-21499)

  - There are use-after-free vulnerabilities caused by timer handler in net/rose/rose_timer.c of linux that     allow attackers to crash linux kernel without any privileges. (CVE-2022-2318)

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of     the availability of pointer arithmetic via certain *_OR_NULL pointer types. (CVE-2022-23222)

  - Linux disk/nic frontends data leaks T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text     explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] Linux Block and Network PV device     frontends don't zero memory regions before sharing them with the backend (CVE-2022-26365, CVE-2022-33740).
    Additionally the granularity of the grant table doesn't allow sharing less than a 4K page, leading to     unrelated data residing in the same 4K page as data shared with a backend being accessible by such backend     (CVE-2022-33741, CVE-2022-33742). (CVE-2022-26365, CVE-2022-33740, CVE-2022-33741, CVE-2022-33742)

  - st21nfca_connectivity_event_received in drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.12 has     EVT_TRANSACTION buffer overflows because of untrusted length parameters. (CVE-2022-26490)

  - In the Linux kernel before 5.17.3, fs/io_uring.c has a use-after-free due to a race condition in io_uring     timeouts. This can be triggered by a local user who has no access to any user namespace; however, the race     condition perhaps can only be exploited infrequently. (CVE-2022-29582)

  - Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution     under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29900)

  - Intel microprocessor generations 6 to 8 are affected by a new Spectre variant that is able to bypass their     retpoline mitigation in the kernel to leak arbitrary data. An attacker with unprivileged user access can     hijack return instructions to achieve arbitrary speculative code execution under certain     microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29901)

  - The Linux kernel before 5.17.2 mishandles seccomp permissions. The PTRACE_SEIZE code path allows attackers     to bypass intended restrictions on setting the PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP flag. (CVE-2022-30594)

  - network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs While adding logic to support XDP (eXpress Data     Path), a code label was moved in a way allowing for SKBs having references (pointers) retained for further     processing to nevertheless be freed. (CVE-2022-33743)

  - drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.6 is vulnerable to a denial of service, because of     a concurrency use-after-free flaw after deallocating raw_cmd in the raw_cmd_ioctl function.
    (CVE-2022-33981)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init     (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different     vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an     unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data     in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. (CVE-2022-34918)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1 advisory.

  - Some AMD CPUs may transiently execute beyond unconditional direct branches, which may potentially result     in data leakage. (CVE-2021-26341)

  - Insufficient control flow management for the Intel(R) 82599 Ethernet Controllers and Adapters may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. (CVE-2021-33061)

  - An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF due to an Improper Input     Validation. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special privilege to crash the system or leak     internal information. (CVE-2021-4204)

  - In gc_data_segment in fs/f2fs/gc.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.3, special files are not considered,     leading to a move_data_page NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2021-44879)

  - The check_alu_op() function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through v5.16-rc5 did not     properly update bounds while handling the mov32 instruction, which allows local users to obtain     potentially sensitive address information, aka a pointer leak. (CVE-2021-45402)

  - A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier when handling internal data structures.
    Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert     eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit     mitigations in place for the kernel. This flaws affects kernel versions < v5.16-rc6 (CVE-2022-0264)

  - A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in     the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or     CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality. (CVE-2022-0494)

  - A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way     user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw     to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2. (CVE-2022-0617)

  - A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the     small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of     service problem. (CVE-2022-1012)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a     use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel     information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker. (CVE-2022-1016)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel's filesystem sub-     component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-1184)

  - A use-after-free vulnerabilitity was discovered in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c of linux that allows an     attacker to crash linux kernel by simulating ax25 device using 6pack driver from user space.
    (CVE-2022-1198)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Amateur Radio AX.25 protocol functionality     in the way a user connects with the protocol. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
    (CVE-2022-1205)

  - An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a     user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage     of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or read     unauthorized random data from memory. (CVE-2022-1462)

  - An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel's io_uring module in the way a user triggers the     io_read() function with some special parameters. This flaw allows a local user to read some memory out of     bounds. (CVE-2022-1508)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in acrn_dev_ioctl in the drivers/virt/acrn/hsm.c function     in how the ACRN Device Model emulates virtual NICs in VM. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to     leak unauthorized kernel information, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2022-1651)

  - Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a concurrency     use-after-free flaw in the bad_flp_intr function. By executing a specially-crafted program, an attacker     could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the     system. (CVE-2022-1652)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in rxrpc_preparse_s in net/rxrpc/server_key.c in the Linux     kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
    (CVE-2022-1671)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user     forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local     user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1679)

  - A race condition was found the Linux kernel in perf_event_open() which can be exploited by an unprivileged     user to gain root privileges. The bug allows to build several exploit primitives such as kernel address     information leak, arbitrary execution, etc. (CVE-2022-1729)

  - A flaw in Linux Kernel found in nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev() in drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c can lead to use     after free both read or write when non synchronized between cleanup routine and firmware download routine.
    (CVE-2022-1734)

  - With shadow paging enabled, the INVPCID instruction results in a call to kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva. If INVPCID     is executed with CR0.PG=0, the invlpg callback is not set and the result is a NULL pointer dereference.
    (CVE-2022-1789)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM module, which can lead to a denial of     service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal     instruction in guest in the Intel CPU. (CVE-2022-1852)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition     between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN     privilege to leak kernel information. (CVE-2022-1974)

  - A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers     copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to     crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1998)

  - In lg_probe and related functions of hid-lg.c and other USB HID files, there is a possible out of bounds     read due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure if a malicious USB     HID device were plugged in, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed     for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-188677105References: Upstream     kernel (CVE-2022-20132)

  - In lock_sock_nested of sock.c, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead     to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed     for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174846563References: Upstream     kernel (CVE-2022-20154)

  - Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated     user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21123)

  - Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21125)

  - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register read operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21127)

  - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21166)

  - Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially     cause a denial of service via local access. (CVE-2022-21180)

  - KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown.
    An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger     respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. (CVE-2022-21499)

  - There are use-after-free vulnerabilities caused by timer handler in net/rose/rose_timer.c of linux that     allow attackers to crash linux kernel without any privileges. (CVE-2022-2318)

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of     the availability of pointer arithmetic via certain *_OR_NULL pointer types. (CVE-2022-23222)

  - Linux disk/nic frontends data leaks T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text     explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] Linux Block and Network PV device     frontends don't zero memory regions before sharing them with the backend (CVE-2022-26365, CVE-2022-33740).
    Additionally the granularity of the grant table doesn't allow sharing less than a 4K page, leading to     unrelated data residing in the same 4K page as data shared with a backend being accessible by such backend     (CVE-2022-33741, CVE-2022-33742). (CVE-2022-26365, CVE-2022-33740, CVE-2022-33741, CVE-2022-33742)

  - st21nfca_connectivity_event_received in drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.12 has     EVT_TRANSACTION buffer overflows because of untrusted length parameters. (CVE-2022-26490)

  - In the Linux kernel before 5.17.3, fs/io_uring.c has a use-after-free due to a race condition in io_uring     timeouts. This can be triggered by a local user who has no access to any user namespace; however, the race     condition perhaps can only be exploited infrequently. (CVE-2022-29582)

  - Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution     under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29900)

  - Intel microprocessor generations 6 to 8 are affected by a new Spectre variant that is able to bypass their     retpoline mitigation in the kernel to leak arbitrary data. An attacker with unprivileged user access can     hijack return instructions to achieve arbitrary speculative code execution under certain     microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29901)

  - The Linux kernel before 5.17.2 mishandles seccomp permissions. The PTRACE_SEIZE code path allows attackers     to bypass intended restrictions on setting the PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP flag. (CVE-2022-30594)

  - network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs While adding logic to support XDP (eXpress Data     Path), a code label was moved in a way allowing for SKBs having references (pointers) retained for further     processing to nevertheless be freed. (CVE-2022-33743)

  - drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.6 is vulnerable to a denial of service, because of     a concurrency use-after-free flaw after deallocating raw_cmd in the raw_cmd_ioctl function.
    (CVE-2022-33981)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init     (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different     vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an     unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data     in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. (CVE-2022-34918)

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	Severity
203184	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2022-4.0-0160	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
191192	CentOS 9 : kernel-5.14.0-347.el9	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
168085	Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2022-8267)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
167989	AlmaLinux 9 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2022:7933)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
167835	AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2022:8267)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
167620	RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2022:8267)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
167544	RHEL 9 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:7933)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
163692	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
163378	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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CVE-2022-1998

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Tenable Plugins

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