The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5466-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to the kernel debugger when     booted in secure boot environments. A privileged attacker could use this to bypass UEFI Secure Boot     restrictions. (CVE-2022-21499)

    Aaron Adams discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle the     removal of stateful expressions in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local     attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2022-1966)

    It was discovered that the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly verify VTAGs     in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (connection     disassociation). (CVE-2021-3772)

    It was discovered that the btrfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     locking in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel     deadlock). (CVE-2021-4149)

    David Bouman discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not initialize memory in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
    (CVE-2022-1016)

    It was discovered that the virtual graphics memory manager implementation in the Linux kernel was subject     to a race condition, potentially leading to an information leak. (CVE-2022-1419)

     discovered that the 802.2 LLC type 2 driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     reference counting in some error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-28356)

    It was discovered that the EMS CAN/USB interface implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-     free vulnerability when handling certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-28390)

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 / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5466-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 161954

Version 1.8