The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.4.209-116.363. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-034 advisory.

  - When sending malicous data to kernel by ioctl cmd FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO,kernel will write memory out of     bounds. (CVE-2021-33655)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init     (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different     vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an     unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data     in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. (CVE-2022-34918)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14. xfrm_expand_policies in     net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a refcount to be dropped twice. (CVE-2022-36879)

  - nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte     nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len. (CVE-2022-36946)

  - An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the Linux kernel's framebuffer-based console driver     functionality in the way a user triggers ioctl FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO with malicious data. This flaw allows a     local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2021-33655)     (CVE-2022-21505)

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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Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.4-2022-034)

high Nessus Plugin ID 164357

Version 1.6

Version 1.5

Version 1.3

Version 1.6 May 2, 2023, 10:03 PM Regenerated based on advisory update Plugin Feed: 202305022203
Version 1.5 Jan 13, 2023, 4:18 PM Exploit attributes ("Exploit framework core" set to "True") Plugin Feed: 202301131618
Version 1.3 Sep 29, 2022, 12:06 AM CVSS temporal metrics Exploit attributes Plugin Feed: 202209290006