The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3485-3 advisory.

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel when creating     and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)

    Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict     adding a key that already exists but is uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2017-15649)

    Eric Biggers discovered a race condition in the key management subsystem of the Linux kernel around keys     in a negative state. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15951)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the USB serial console driver in the Linux     kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16525)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the Ultra Wide Band driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for     an error condition. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16526)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel contained 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-2017-16527)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB     audio buffer descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16529)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB unattached storage driver in the Linux kernel contained out-of-     bounds error when handling alternative settings. A physically proximate attacker could use to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16530)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB     interface association descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16531)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB HID     descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2017-16533)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate CDC     metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16534)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB BOS     metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2017-16535)

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.

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities (USN-3485-3)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104735

Version 3.10

Version 3.9

Version 3.9

Version 3.10 Jan 10, 2024, 8:45 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401100845
Version 3.9 Oct 23, 2023, 4:39 PM CVSSv2 score source (set to "CVE-2017-16535") CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2017-16526") Detection Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310231639
Version 3.9 Jan 9, 2024, 6:56 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401091856