The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6231-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the XFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     metadata validation when mounting certain images. An attacker could use this to specially craft a file     system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-2124)

    It was discovered that the IP-VLAN network driver for the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory     in some situations, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3090)

    It was discovered that the DVB Core driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle locking events in     certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock).
    (CVE-2023-31084)

    It was discovered that the Ricoh R5C592 MemoryStick card reader driver in the Linux kernel contained a     race condition during module unload, 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-2023-3141)

    Yang Lan discovered that the GFS2 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 GFS2     image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-3212)

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 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6231-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178650

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