A flaw was found in the MCTP protocol in the Linux kernel. The function mctp_unregister() reclaims the device's relevant resource when a netcard detaches. However, a running routine may be unaware of this and cause the use-after-free of the mdev->addrs object, potentially leading to a denial of service.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6255-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the IP-VLAN network driver for the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory     in some situations, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3090)

    Mingi Cho discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the status     of a nft chain while performing a lookup by id, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2023-31248)

    Querijn Voet discovered that a race condition existed in the io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel,     leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3389)

    It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error     conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3390)

    Lin Ma discovered that a race condition existed in the MCTP implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to     a use-after-free vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3439)

    Tanguy Dubroca discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain     pointer data type, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-35001)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6246-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the IP-VLAN network driver for the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory     in some situations, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3090)

    Mingi Cho discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the status     of a nft chain while performing a lookup by id, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2023-31248)

    Querijn Voet discovered that a race condition existed in the io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel,     leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3389)

    It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error     conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3390)

    Lin Ma discovered that a race condition existed in the MCTP implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to     a use-after-free vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3439)

    Tanguy Dubroca discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain     pointer data type, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-35001)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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	Severity
178919	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities (USN-6255-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
178794	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6246-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical

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