The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4225-2 advisory.

    USN-4225-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 19.10. This update provides the     corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 19.10 for Ubuntu 18.04     LTS.

    It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for the Linux     kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14895, CVE-2019-14901)

    It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell Libertas WLAN Driver for the     Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)     or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14896, CVE-2019-14897)

    It was discovered that the Fujitsu ES network device driver for the Linux kernel did not properly check     for errors in some situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to     cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-16231)

    Anthony Steinhauser discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly perform Spectre_RSB mitigations to     all processors for PowerPC architecture systems in some situations. A local attacker could use this to     expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-18660)

    It was discovered that the Mellanox Technologies Innova driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain failure conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19045)

    It was discovered that the Intel WiMAX 2400 driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory     in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory     exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19051)

    It was discovered that Geschwister Schneider USB CAN interface driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain failure conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19052)

    It was discovered that the netlink-based 802.11 configuration interface in the Linux kernel did not     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial     of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19055)

    It was discovered that the event tracing subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory     in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory     exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19072)

    It was discovered that the driver for memoryless force-feedback input devices in the Linux kernel     contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19524)

    It was discovered that the Microchip CAN BUS Analyzer driver in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-     free vulnerability on device disconnect. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19529)

    It was discovered that the PEAK-System Technik USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly sanitize     memory before sending it to the device. A physically proximate attacker could use this to expose sensitive     information (kernel memory). (CVE-2019-19534)

    It was discovered that the DesignWare USB3 controller driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in some error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of     service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-18813)

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 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-4225-2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 133142

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Version 1.8 Aug 28, 2024, 7:43 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202408281943
Version 1.7 Jan 10, 2024, 8:45 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401100845
Version 1.6 Oct 21, 2023, 9:06 AM CVSSv2 score source (set to "CVE-2019-14901") Detection Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "False") Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310210906