The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5361-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the VFIO PCI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle attempts to access     disabled memory spaces. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2020-12888)

    Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the Linux kernels WiFi implementation did not properly verify certain     fragmented frames. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this issue to inject or decrypt     packets. (CVE-2020-26141)

    Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the Linux kernels WiFi implementation accepted plaintext fragments in     certain situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this issue to inject packets.
    (CVE-2020-26145)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Atheros Ath9k WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. An     attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (WiFi network traffic). (CVE-2020-3702)

    It was discovered a race condition existed in the Unix domain socket implementation 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-2021-0920)

    It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation 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-2021-0935)

    Zygo Blaxell discovered that the btrfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race     condition during certain cloning operations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2021-28964)

    Dan Carpenter discovered that the block device manager (dm) implementation in the Linux kernel contained a     buffer overflow in the ioctl for listing devices. A privileged local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-31916)

    It was discovered that the Option USB High Speed Mobile device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle error conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-37159)

    It was discovered that the network packet filtering implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     initialize information in certain circumstances. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive     information (kernel memory). (CVE-2021-39636)

    Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the Unix domain socket implementation in the Linux kernel that     could result in a read-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-4083)

    Luo Likang discovered that the FireDTV Firewire driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds     checking in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)     or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42739)

    Brendan Dolan-Gavitt discovered that the Marvell WiFi-Ex USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not     properly handle some error conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2021-43976)

    Amit Klein discovered that the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel could disclose internal state in     some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-45486)

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 16.04 ESM : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5361-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159387

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Version 1.12 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 1.11 Jan 10, 2024, 8:45 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401100845
Version 1.10 Oct 21, 2023, 5:06 AM Plugin requirements Plugin metadata Detection Plugin Feed: 202310210506
Version 1.10 Jan 9, 2024, 6:56 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401091856
Version 1.9 Jul 11, 2023, 1:48 AM Detection Plugin requirements Plugin Feed: 202307110148
Version 1.8 Apr 25, 2023, 11:11 PM CVSS temporal metrics (Adjust exploitability metrics for CISA KEV vulnerabilities) Plugin Feed: 202304252311
Version 1.7 Jan 18, 2023, 9:01 AM Logic Changes (Added support for s390x) Plugin Feed: 202301180901