The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1769 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: use-after-free in __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (CVE-2019-19768)

    * kernel: nfs: NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence (CVE-2018-16871)

    * kernel: memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allows to cause a denial of service     (CVE-2019-8980)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets  in AF_IEEE802154 network protocol.
    (CVE-2019-17053)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_ISDN  network protocol. (CVE-2019-17055)

    * kernel: integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c (CVE-2019-18805)

    * kernel: information leak bug caused  by a malicious USB device in the     drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c driver (CVE-2019-19534)

    * kernel: some ipv6 protocols not encrypted over ipsec tunnel. (CVE-2020-1749)

    * Kernel: net: using kernel space address bits to derive IP ID may potentially break KASLR     (CVE-2019-10639)

    * kernel: An out-of-bounds read in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c leading to crash or information disclosure     (CVE-2019-15090)

    * kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash     (CVE-2019-15099)

    * kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c (CVE-2019-15221)

    * kernel: Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in     drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19057)

    * kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)     (CVE-2019-19073)

    * kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS (CVE-2019-19074)

    * kernel: when cpu.cfs_quota_us is used allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-     bound applications (CVE-2019-19922)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    This update also fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements. Documentation for these changes is     available from the Release Notes document linked to in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1567 advisory.

    The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with     extremely high determinism requirements.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: use-after-free in __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (CVE-2019-19768)

    * kernel: nfs: NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence (CVE-2018-16871)

    * kernel: memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allows to cause a denial of service     (CVE-2019-8980)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets  in AF_IEEE802154 network protocol.
    (CVE-2019-17053)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_ISDN  network protocol. (CVE-2019-17055)

    * kernel: integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c (CVE-2019-18805)

    * kernel: information leak bug caused  by a malicious USB device in the     drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c driver (CVE-2019-19534)

    * kernel: some ipv6 protocols not encrypted over ipsec tunnel. (CVE-2020-1749)

    * Kernel: net: using kernel space address bits to derive IP ID may potentially break KASLR     (CVE-2019-10639)

    * kernel: An out-of-bounds read in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c leading to crash or information disclosure     (CVE-2019-15090)

    * kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash     (CVE-2019-15099)

    * kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c (CVE-2019-15221)

    * kernel: Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in     drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19057)

    * kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)     (CVE-2019-19073)

    * kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS (CVE-2019-19074)

    * kernel: when cpu.cfs_quota_us is used allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-     bound applications (CVE-2019-19922)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Bug Fix(es):

    * RT: update RT source tree to the RHEL-8.2 tree (BZ#1708716)

    * KVM-RT guest fails boot with emulatorsched (BZ#1712781)

    * 8 vCPU guest need max latency < 20 us with stress [RT-8.2] (BZ#1757165)

    * Request nx_huge_pages=N as default value to avoid kvm-rt guest large latency spike [rt-8] (BZ#1788352)

    * RT: Add rpm Provide of 'kernel' to indicate that this is a kernel package (BZ#1796284)

    * [RHEL8] RT kernel signed by test certificate and not Red Hat Secure Boot (BZ#1806871)

    Enhancement(s):

    * update to the upstream 5.x RT patchset (BZ#1680161)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4147-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain     Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS). A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (Wi-Fi disconnect). (CVE-2019-0136)

    It was discovered that the Bluetooth UART implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for     missing tty operations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-10207)

    It was discovered that the GTCO tablet input driver in the Linux kernel did not properly bounds check the     initial HID report sent by the device. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13631)

    It was discovered that an out-of-bounds read existed in the QLogic QEDI iSCSI Initiator Driver in the     Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
    (CVE-2019-15090)

    Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered that the USB audio driver for the Linux kernel did not properly     validate device meta data. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2019-15117)

    Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered that the USB audio driver for the Linux kernel improperly performed     recursion while handling device meta data. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15118)

    It was discovered that the Raremono AM/FM/SW radio device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     allocate memory, leading to a use-after-free. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-15211)

    It was discovered at a double-free error existed in the USB Rio 500 device driver for the Linux kernel. A     physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-15212)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the CPiA2 video4linux device driver for the Linux     kernel, leading to a use-after-free. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-15215)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Softmac USB Prism54 device driver in the Linux     kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2019-15220)

    Benjamin Moody discovered that the XFS file system in the Linux kernel did not properly handle an error     condition when out of disk quota. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2019-15538)

    It was discovered that the Hisilicon HNS3 ethernet device driver in the Linux kernel contained an out of     bounds access vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2019-15925)

    It was discovered that the Atheros mobile chipset driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     data in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2019-15926)

    Daniele Antonioli, Nils Ole Tippenhauer, and Kasper B. Rasmussen discovered that the Bluetooth protocol     BR/EDR specification did not properly require sufficiently strong encryption key lengths. A physically     proximate attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-9506)

    It was discovered that ZR364XX Camera USB device driver for the Linux kernel did not properly initialize     memory. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2019-15217)

    It was discovered that the Siano USB MDTV receiver device driver in the Linux kernel made improper     assumptions about the device characteristics. A physically proximate attacker could use this cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15218)

    It was discovered that the Line 6 POD USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data     size information from the device. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15221)

    It was discovered that the Line 6 USB driver for the Linux kernel contained a race condition when the     device was disconnected. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2019-15223)

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.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2020:1769 advisory.

  - kernel: nfs: NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence (CVE-2018-16871)

  - Kernel: net: using kernel space address bits to derive IP ID may potentially break KASLR (CVE-2019-10639)

  - kernel: use-after-free in function __mdiobus_register() in drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c (CVE-2019-12819)

  - kernel: An out-of-bounds read in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c leading to crash or information disclosure     (CVE-2019-15090)

  - kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash     (CVE-2019-15099)

  - kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c (CVE-2019-15221)

  - kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/driver.c (CVE-2019-15223)

  - kernel: null pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c (CVE-2019-16234)

  - kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_IEEE802154 network protocol (CVE-2019-17053)

  - kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_ISDN network protocol (CVE-2019-17055)

  - kernel: The flow_dissector feature allows device tracking (CVE-2019-18282)

  - kernel: integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c (CVE-2019-18805)

  - kernel: dos in mlx5_fpga_conn_create_cq() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/conn.c     (CVE-2019-19045)

  - kernel: dos in mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_dump() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c     (CVE-2019-19047)

  - kernel: memory leak in the nl80211_get_ftm_responder_stats() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c allows DoS     (CVE-2019-19055)

  - kernel: Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in     drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19057)

  - kernel: A memory leak in the alloc_sgtable() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c     allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19058)

  - kernel: Multiple memory leaks in the iwl_pcie_ctxt_info_gen3_init() function in     drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/ctxt-info-gen3.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19059)

  - kernel: A memory leak in the sdma_init() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c allows for a DoS     (CVE-2019-19065)

  - kernel: Four memory leaks in the acp_hw_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_acp.c allow     for a DoS (CVE-2019-19067)

  - kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)     (CVE-2019-19073)

  - kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS (CVE-2019-19074)

  - kernel: memory leak in bnxt_re_create_srq function in drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c     (CVE-2019-19077)

  - kernel: malicious USB devices can lead to multiple out-of-bounds write (CVE-2019-19532)

  - kernel: information leak bug caused by a malicious USB device in the     drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c driver (CVE-2019-19534)

  - kernel: use-after-free in __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (CVE-2019-19768)

  - kernel: when cpu.cfs_quota_us is used allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-bound     applications (CVE-2019-19922)

  - kernel: memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allows to cause a denial of service     (CVE-2019-8980)

  - kernel: use-after-free in cdev_put() when a PTP device is removed while it's chardev is open     (CVE-2020-10690)

  - kernel: some ipv6 protocols not encrypted over ipsec tunnel (CVE-2020-1749)

  - kernel: use-after-free in i915_ppgtt_close in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c (CVE-2020-7053)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
136115	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:1769)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/29/2020	11/7/2024	critical
136116	RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2020:1567)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/29/2020	11/7/2024	critical
202873	Photon OS 3.0: Linux PHSA-2019-3.0-0021	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/22/2024	7/25/2024	high
129677	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4147-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	10/7/2019	8/27/2024	critical
145850	CentOS 8 : kernel (CESA-2020:1769)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	2/1/2021	1/24/2024	critical

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