The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2544-1 advisory.

    Eric Windisch discovered flaw in how the Linux kernel's XFS file system replaces remote attributes. A     local access with access to an XFS file system could exploit this flaw to escalate their privileges.
    (CVE-2015-0274)

    A flaw was discovered in the automatic loading of modules in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel. A     local user could exploit this flaw to load installed kernel modules, increasing the attack surface and     potentially using this to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-7421)

    The Linux kernel's splice system call did not correctly validate its parameters. A local, unprivileged     user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-7822)

    A flaw was discovered in the crypto subsystem when screening module names for automatic module loading if     the name contained a valid crypto module name, eg. vfat(aes). A local user could exploit this flaw to load     installed kernel modules, increasing the attack surface and potentially using this to gain administrative     privileges. (CVE-2014-9644)

    Carl H Lunde discovered that the UDF file system (CONFIG_UDF_FS) failed to verify symlink size info. A     local attacker, who is able to mount a malicous UDF file system image, could exploit this flaw to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly cause other undesired behaviors. (CVE-2014-9728)

    Carl H Lunde discovered that the UDF file system (CONFIG_UDF_FS) did not valid inode size information . A     local attacker, who is able to mount a malicous UDF file system image, could exploit this flaw to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly cause other undesired behaviors. (CVE-2014-9729)

    Carl H Lunde discovered that the UDF file system (CONFIG_UDF_FS) did not correctly verify the component     length for symlinks. A local attacker, who is able to mount a malicous UDF file system image, could     exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly cause other undesired behaviors.
    (CVE-2014-9730)

    Carl H Lunde discovered an information leak in the UDF file system (CONFIG_UDF_FS). A local attacker, who     is able to mount a malicous UDF file system image, could exploit this flaw to read potential sensitve     kernel memory. (CVE-2014-9731)

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 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-2544-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 82071

Version 1.17

Version 1.16

Version 1.16

Version 1.17 Jan 10, 2024, 8:45 AM CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2014-9730") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401100845
Version 1.16 Jan 9, 2024, 6:56 PM CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2014-9730") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401091856
Version 1.16 Oct 23, 2023, 4:39 PM CVE (set "CVE" coverage to "CVE-2013-7421,CVE-2014-7822,CVE-2014-9644,CVE-2014-9728,CVE-2014-9729,CVE-2014-9730,CVE-2014-9731,CVE-2015-0274") CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 7.8. "CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C") CVSSv2 score source (set to "CVE-2015-0274") Detection Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310231639