The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6014-1 advisory.

    Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux     kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (connection termination) or inject forged data. (CVE-2020-36516)

    Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Henrique Kawakami, Emma Benoit, Igor Chervatyuk, Lisa Aichele, and Thais Moreira     Hamasaki discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations for AMD processors on Linux were insufficient     in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2021-26401)

    Jrgen Gro discovered that the Xen subsystem within the Linux kernel did not adequately limit the     number of events driver domains (unprivileged PV backends) could send to other guest VMs. An attacker in a     driver domain could use this to cause a denial of service in other guest VMs. (CVE-2021-28711,     CVE-2021-28712, CVE-2021-28713)

    Wolfgang Frisch discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an     integer overflow when handling metadata inode extents. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious     ext4 file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-3428)

    It was discovered that the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle certain error conditions, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker     could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-3659)

    It was discovered that the System V IPC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle large     shared memory counts. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
    (CVE-2021-3669)

    Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not restrict private     clones in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3732)

    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)

    Jann Horn discovered that the socket subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when     handling listen() and connect() operations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2021-4203)

    It was discovered that the file system quotas implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     the quota block number. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious file system image that, when     mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-45868)

    Zhihua Yao discovered that the MOXART SD/MMC driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device     removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-0487)

    It was discovered that the block layer subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in     some situations. A privileged local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel     memory). (CVE-2022-0494)

    It was discovered that the UDF file system implementation in the Linux kernel could attempt to dereference     a null pointer in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious UDF image that,     when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-0617)

    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 implementation of the 6pack and mkiss protocols in the Linux kernel did not     handle detach events properly in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local     attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-1195)

    Duoming Zhou discovered race conditions in the AX.25 amateur radio protocol implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-1205)

    It was discovered that the tty subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in certain     situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to     cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-1462)

    It was discovered that the implementation of X.25 network protocols in the Linux kernel did not terminate     link layer sessions properly. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-1516)

    Duoming Zhou discovered a race condition in the NFC subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-     free vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)     or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1974)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that the NFC subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly prevent context     switches from occurring during certain atomic context operations. A privileged local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-1975)

    It was discovered that the HID subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate inputs in certain     conditions. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to expose     sensitive information. (CVE-2022-20132)

    It was discovered that the device-mapper verity (dm-verity) driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     verify targets being loaded into the device- mapper table. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-20572, CVE-2022-2503)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that race conditions existed in the timer handling implementation of the Linux     kernel's Rose X.25 protocol layer, resulting in use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-2318)

    Zheyu Ma discovered that the Silicon Motion SM712 framebuffer driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle very small reads. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-2380)

    David Leadbeater discovered that the netfilter IRC protocol tracking implementation in the Linux Kernel     incorrectly handled certain message payloads in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this     to cause a denial of service or bypass firewall filtering. (CVE-2022-2663)

    Lucas Leong discovered that the LightNVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle data     lengths in certain situations. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2991)

    It was discovered that the Intel 740 frame buffer driver in the Linux kernel contained a divide by zero     vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-3061)

    Jiasheng Jiang discovered that the wm8350 charger driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate     memory, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3111)

    It was discovered that the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3303)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     bounds checking in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to craft a malicious     USB device that when inserted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3628)

    Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-     bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-36280)

    It was discovered that the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3646)

    It was discovered that the Netlink Transformation (XFRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a     reference counting error. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-36879)

    It was discovered that the infrared transceiver USB driver did not properly handle USB control messages. A     local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of     service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3903)

    Jann Horn discovered a race condition existed in the Linux kernel when unmapping VMAs in certain     situations, resulting in possible use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-39188)

    Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the DVB Core driver 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-2022-41218)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the SMSC UFX USB driver implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41849)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Roccat HID driver 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-2022-41850)

    It was discovered that the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle nested reset     events. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a     denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2022-4662)

    It was discovered that the network queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a null     pointer dereference in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-47929)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a NULL pointer dereference     vulnerability in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-0394)

    It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2023-1074)

    Mingi Cho discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a data     structure, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1095)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the ATM VC queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a     type confusion vulnerability in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-23455)

    Lianhui Tang discovered that the MPLS implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain     sysctl allocation failure conditions, leading to a double-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-26545)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-26607)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that a race condition existed in the infrared receiver/transceiver driver in the     Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1118)

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-6014-1)

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Version 1.4 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 1.3 Jan 10, 2024, 8:45 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202401100845
Version 1.2 Oct 21, 2023, 3:09 AM Plugin metadata Detection Plugin Feed: 202310210309
Version 1.2 Jan 9, 2024, 6:56 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202401091856
Version 1.1 Apr 19, 2023, 4:23 PM CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2023-26545" to "CVE-2023-1118") Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "True". "Exploit available" set to "True". "Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available". "Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available". "Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available") CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C". "CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C". "CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C". "CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C". "CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C") Plugin Feed: 202304191623
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