The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6252-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free     vulnerability. 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-2022-1184)

    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 a race condition existed in the btrfs file system implementation 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 expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-1611)

    It was discovered that the Xircom PCMCIA network device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     device removal events. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-1670)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Xen transport layer implementation for the 9P file     system protocol in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory).
    (CVE-2023-1859)

    It was discovered that the ST NCI NFC driver did not properly handle device removal events. A physically     proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1990)

    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 btrfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     error conditions 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-2023-3111)

    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)

    It was discovered that the kernel->user space relay implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     perform certain buffer calculations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information (kernel     memory). (CVE-2023-3268)

    It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error     conditions, 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-2023-3390)

    Tanguy Dubroca discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain     pointer data type, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-35001)

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 ESM : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6252-1)

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Version 1.5 Sep 19, 2024, 8:47 AM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 threat vector" set to "CVSS:4.0/E:P") Plugin Feed: 202409190847
Version 1.4 Aug 28, 2024, 7:43 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 9.3) CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 vector" set to "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H") 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 Dec 25, 2023, 2:08 PM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2023-3111" to "CVE-2023-35001") Plugin Feed: 202312251408
Version 1.2 Jan 9, 2024, 6:56 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202401091856
Version 1.1 Oct 23, 2023, 4:39 PM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2023-35001" to "CVE-2023-3111") Plugin Feed: 202310231639
Version 1.0 Jul 27, 2023, 2:06 AM New Plugin Feed: 202307270206