The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5758-1 advisory.

    Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA     mappings in some situations, leading to potential data structure reuse. A local attacker could use this to     cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42703)

    It was discovered that the video4linux driver for Empia based TV cards in the Linux kernel did not     properly perform reference counting 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 possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2022-3239)

    It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the IPv6 implementation of the Linux kernel. A local     attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3524)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem 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-2022-3564)

    It was discovered that the ISDN implementation of the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free     vulnerability. A privileged user could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3565)

    It was discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a data race condition. An     attacker could possibly use this to cause undesired behaviors. (CVE-2022-3566)

    It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a data race condition. An     attacker could possibly use this to cause undesired behaviors. (CVE-2022-3567)

    It was discovered that the Realtek RTL8152 USB Ethernet adapter driver in the Linux kernel did not     properly handle certain error conditions. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially     crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3594)

    It was discovered that a null pointer dereference existed in the NILFS2 file system implementation in the     Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3621)

    It was discovered that the IDT 77252 ATM PCI device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly remove any     pending timers during device exit, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3635)

    Khalid Masum discovered that the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle certain error conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3649)

    Xingyuan Mo and Gengjia Chen discovered that the Promise SuperTrak EX storage controller driver in the     Linux kernel did not properly handle certain structures. A local attacker could potentially use this to     expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-40768)

    It was discovered that the USB monitoring (usbmon) component in the Linux kernel did not properly set     permissions on memory mapped in to user space processes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-43750)

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-5758-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168346

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