The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3020-1 advisory.

    Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform     validation when handling 32 bit compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local     unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code     with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-4997)

    Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in the Linux kernel. A local     attacker could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)

    Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound     Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially     sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4569, CVE-2016-4578)

    Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the X.25 Call Request handling in the Linux kernel. A local     attacker could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4580)

    It was discovered that an information leak exists in the Rock Ridge implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker who is able to mount a malicious iso9660 file system image could exploit this flaw to     obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4913)

    Baozeng Ding discovered that the Transparent Inter-process Communication (TIPC) implementation in the     Linux kernel did not verify socket existence before use in some situations. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-4951)

    Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform     validation when handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.
    (CVE-2016-4998)

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 (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3020-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91883

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Version 2.15 Jan 10, 2024, 8:45 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401100845
Version 2.14 Oct 21, 2023, 5:06 AM CVSSv2 score source (set to "CVE-2016-4997") Detection Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310210506