The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6309-1 advisory.

    Zheng Zhang discovered that the device-mapper implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     locking during table_clear() operations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2023-2269)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the HFS+ file system implementation in     the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2023-2985)

    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 virtual terminal driver in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free     vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-3567)

    It was discovered that the Quick Fair Queueing network scheduler implementation 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) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3611)

    It was discovered that the network packet classifier with netfilter/firewall marks implementation in the     Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting, 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-2023-3776)

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-6309-1)

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