The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7933 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the     hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session     or terminate that session. (CVE-2020-36516)

  - A flaw use-after-free in function sco_sock_sendmsg() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the     way user calls ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way triggers race condition of the call sco_conn_del()     together with the call sco_sock_sendmsg() with the expected controllable faulting memory page. A     privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2021-3640)

  - A denial of service (DOS) issue was found in the Linux kernel's smb2_ioctl_query_info function in the     fs/cifs/smb2ops.c Common Internet File System (CIFS) due to an incorrect return from the memdup_user     function. This flaw allows a local, privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) attacker to crash the system.
    (CVE-2022-0168)

  - A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way     user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw     to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2. (CVE-2022-0617)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's DMA subsystem, in the way a user calls DMA_FROM_DEVICE.
    This flaw allows a local user to read random memory from the kernel space. (CVE-2022-0854)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a     use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel     information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker. (CVE-2022-1016)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem in the way a user triggers     concurrent calls of PCM hw_params. The hw_free ioctls or similar race condition happens inside ALSA PCM     for other ioctls. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the     system. (CVE-2022-1048)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel's filesystem sub-     component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-1184)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drm_lease_held in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c in the Linux     kernel due to a race problem. This flaw allows a local user privilege attacker to cause a denial of     service (DoS) or a kernel information leak. (CVE-2022-1280)

  - A vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. This     flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to gain access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a     leak of internal kernel information. (CVE-2022-1353)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user     forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local     user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1679)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM module, which can lead to a denial of     service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal     instruction in guest in the Intel CPU. (CVE-2022-1852)

  - A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers     copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to     crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1998)

  - Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-224546354References: Upstream kernel     (CVE-2022-20368)

  - Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated     user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21123)

  - Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21125)

  - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21166)

  - KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown.
    An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger     respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. (CVE-2022-21499)

  - Aliases in the branch predictor may cause some AMD processors to predict the wrong branch type potentially     leading to information disclosure. (CVE-2022-23825)

  - An issue was discovered in fs/nfs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.5. If an application sets the     O_DIRECTORY flag, and tries to open a regular file, nfs_atomic_open() performs a regular lookup. If a     regular file is found, ENOTDIR should occur, but the server instead returns uninitialized data in the file     descriptor. (CVE-2022-24448)

  - kernel: nf_tables cross-table potential use-after-free may lead to local privilege escalation     (CVE-2022-2586)

  - Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow     an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-26373)

  - An integer coercion error was found in the openvswitch kernel module. Given a sufficiently large number of     actions, while copying and reserving memory for a new action of a new flow, the reserve_sfa_size()     function does not return -EMSGSIZE as expected, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds write access. This     flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-2639)

  - ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.
    (CVE-2022-28390)

  - The SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.17.2 can call xs_xprt_free before ensuring that sockets     are in the intended state. (CVE-2022-28893)

  - Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to     cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14     and later versions. (CVE-2022-29581)

  - Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution     under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29900)

  - Intel microprocessor generations 6 to 8 are affected by a new Spectre variant that is able to bypass their     retpoline mitigation in the kernel to leak arbitrary data. An attacker with unprivileged user access can     hijack return instructions to achieve arbitrary speculative code execution under certain     microarchitecture-dependent conditions. (CVE-2022-29901)

  - nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte     nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len. (CVE-2022-36946)

  - An issue was discovered in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.19.6. A denial of     service can occur upon binding to an already bound chain. (CVE-2022-39190)

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

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2022:7683 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the     hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session     or terminate that session. (CVE-2020-36516)

  - A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer     dereference and general protection fault. (CVE-2020-36558)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.3 when a webcam device exists. video_usercopy in     drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c has a memory leak for large arguments, aka CID-fb18802a338b.
    (CVE-2021-30002)

  - A flaw use-after-free in function sco_sock_sendmsg() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the     way user calls ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way triggers race condition of the call sco_conn_del()     together with the call sco_sock_sendmsg() with the expected controllable faulting memory page. A     privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2021-3640)

  - A denial of service (DOS) issue was found in the Linux kernel's smb2_ioctl_query_info function in the     fs/cifs/smb2ops.c Common Internet File System (CIFS) due to an incorrect return from the memdup_user     function. This flaw allows a local, privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) attacker to crash the system.
    (CVE-2022-0168)

  - A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way     user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw     to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2. (CVE-2022-0617)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's DMA subsystem, in the way a user calls DMA_FROM_DEVICE.
    This flaw allows a local user to read random memory from the kernel space. (CVE-2022-0854)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a     use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel     information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker. (CVE-2022-1016)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem in the way a user triggers     concurrent calls of PCM hw_params. The hw_free ioctls or similar race condition happens inside ALSA PCM     for other ioctls. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the     system. (CVE-2022-1048)

  - A use-after-free exists in the Linux Kernel in tc_new_tfilter that could allow a local attacker to gain     privilege escalation. The exploit requires unprivileged user namespaces. We recommend upgrading past     commit 04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5 (CVE-2022-1055)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel's filesystem sub-     component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-1184)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM module, which can lead to a denial of     service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal     instruction in guest in the Intel CPU. (CVE-2022-1852)

  - Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-224546354References: Upstream kernel     (CVE-2022-20368)

  - A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an     attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and     possibly to run code. (CVE-2022-2078)

  - KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown.
    An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger     respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. (CVE-2022-21499)

  - Certain Arm Cortex and Neoverse processors through 2022-03-08 do not properly restrict cache speculation,     aka Spectre-BHB. An attacker can leverage the shared branch history in the Branch History Buffer (BHB) to     influence mispredicted branches. Then, cache allocation can allow the attacker to obtain sensitive     information. (CVE-2022-23960)

  - An issue was discovered in fs/nfs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.5. If an application sets the     O_DIRECTORY flag, and tries to open a regular file, nfs_atomic_open() performs a regular lookup. If a     regular file is found, ENOTDIR should occur, but the server instead returns uninitialized data in the file     descriptor. (CVE-2022-24448)

  - Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow     an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-26373)

  - An integer coercion error was found in the openvswitch kernel module. Given a sufficiently large number of     actions, while copying and reserving memory for a new action of a new flow, the reserve_sfa_size()     function does not return -EMSGSIZE as expected, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds write access. This     flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-2639)

  - In drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.11, a memory leak exists for a certain hid_parse     error condition. (CVE-2022-27950)

  - ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.
    (CVE-2022-28390)

  - The SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.17.2 can call xs_xprt_free before ensuring that sockets     are in the intended state. (CVE-2022-28893)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Pressure Stall Information. While the feature is     disabled by default, it could allow an attacker to crash the system or have other memory-corruption side     effects. (CVE-2022-2938)

  - Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to     cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14     and later versions. (CVE-2022-29581)

  - nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte     nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len. (CVE-2022-36946)

  - kernel: nf_tables cross-table potential use-after-free may lead to local privilege escalation     (CVE-2022-2586)

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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8267 advisory.

  - kernel: off-path attacker may inject data or terminate victim's TCP session (CVE-2020-36516)

  - kernel: use-after-free vulnerability in function sco_sock_sendmsg() (CVE-2021-3640)

  - kernel: smb2_ioctl_query_info NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2022-0168)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in udf_expand_file_adinicbdue() during writeback (CVE-2022-0617)

  - kernel: swiotlb information leak with DMA_FROM_DEVICE (CVE-2022-0854)

  - kernel: uninitialized registers on stack in nft_do_chain can cause kernel pointer leakage to UM     (CVE-2022-1016)

  - kernel: race condition in snd_pcm_hw_free leading to use-after-free (CVE-2022-1048)

  - kernel: KVM: cmpxchg_gpte can write to pfns outside the userspace region (CVE-2022-1158)

  - kernel: use-after-free and memory errors in ext4 when mounting and operating on a corrupted image     (CVE-2022-1184)

  - kernel: concurrency use-after-free between drm_setmaster_ioctl and drm_mode_getresources (CVE-2022-1280)

  - kernel: kernel info leak issue in pfkey_register (CVE-2022-1353)

  - kernel: use-after-free in ath9k_htc_probe_device() could cause an escalation of privileges (CVE-2022-1679)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in x86_emulate_insn may lead to DoS (CVE-2022-1852)

  - kernel: fanotify misuses fd_install() which could lead to use-after-free (CVE-2022-1998)

  - kernel: net/packet: slab-out-of-bounds access in packet_recvmsg() (CVE-2022-20368)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up of multi-core shared buffers (aka SBDR) (CVE-2022-21123)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up of microarchitectural fill buffers (aka SBDS) (CVE-2022-21125)

  - hw: cpu: incomplete clean-up in specific special register write operations (aka DRPW) (CVE-2022-21166)

  - kernel: possible to use the debugger to write zero into a location of choice (CVE-2022-21499)

  - hw: cpu: AMD: Branch Type Confusion (non-retbleed) (CVE-2022-23825)

  - kernel: nfs_atomic_open() returns uninitialized data instead of ENOTDIR (CVE-2022-24448)

  - kernel: nf_tables cross-table potential use-after-free may lead to local privilege escalation     (CVE-2022-2586)

  - hw: cpu: Intel: Post-barrier Return Stack Buffer Predictions (CVE-2022-26373)

  - kernel: openvswitch: integer underflow leads to out-of-bounds write in reserve_sfa_size() (CVE-2022-2639)

  - kernel: double free in ems_usb_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c (CVE-2022-28390)

  - kernel: use after free in SUNRPC subsystem (CVE-2022-28893)

  - kernel: use-after-free due to improper update of reference count in net/sched/cls_u32.c (CVE-2022-29581)

  - hw: cpu: AMD: RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-29900)

  - hw: cpu: Intel: RetBleed Arbitrary Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions (CVE-2022-29901)

  - kernel: DoS in nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c (CVE-2022-36946)

  - kernel: nf_tables disallow binding to already bound chain (CVE-2022-39190)

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 SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.


    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2024-2201: Fixed information leak in x86/BHI (bsc#1217339).
    - CVE-2024-41092: drm/i915/gt: Fix potential UAF by revoke of fence registers (bsc#1228483).
    - CVE-2024-42098: crypto: ecdh - explicitly zeroize private_key (bsc#1228779).
    - CVE-2024-42229: crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use (bsc#1228708).
    - CVE-2024-57996: net_sched: sch_sfq: do not allow 1 packet limit (bsc#1239076).
    - CVE-2024-58014: wifi: brcmsmac: add gain range check to wlc_phy_iqcal_gainparams_nphy() (bsc#1239109).
    - CVE-2025-21718: net: rose: fix timer races against user threads (bsc#1239073).
    - CVE-2025-21780: drm/amdgpu: avoid buffer overflow attach in smu_sys_set_pp_table() (bsc#1239115).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5560-2 advisory.

    Zhenpeng Lin discovered that the network packet scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel did not     properly remove all references to a route filter before freeing it in some situations. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2588)

    It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not prevent one nft object from     referencing an nft set in another nft table, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2586)

    It was discovered that the block layer subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in     some situations. A privileged local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel     memory). (CVE-2022-0494)

    Hu Jiahui discovered that multiple race conditions existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)     framework, leading to use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use these to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1048)

    It was discovered that the implementation of the 6pack and mkiss protocols in the Linux kernel did not     handle detach events properly 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-2022-1195)

    Minh Yuan discovered that the floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading     to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1652)

    It was discovered that the Atheros ath9k wireless device driver 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-2022-1679)

    Norbert Slusarek discovered that a race condition existed in the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel,     resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1729)

    It was discovered that the Marvell NFC device driver implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     perform memory cleanup operations 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) or execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2022-1734)

    Duoming Zhou discovered a race condition in the NFC subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-     free vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)     or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1974)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that the NFC subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly prevent context     switches from occurring during certain atomic context operations. A privileged local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-1975)

    Minh Yuan discovered that the floppy driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in some     situations, 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-2022-33981)

    Arthur Mongodin discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform data     validation. A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges in certain situations. (CVE-2022-34918)

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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
167989	AlmaLinux 9 : kernel-rt (ALSA-2022:7933)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	11/19/2022	6/26/2024	high
184989	Rocky Linux 8 : kernel (RLSA-2022:7683)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	11/7/2023	6/26/2024	high
167620	RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2022:8267)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	11/16/2022	6/26/2024	high
203375	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2022-4.0-0183	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	1/23/2025	high
233410	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	high
164016	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5560-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	8/10/2022	8/28/2024	high

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