The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.4.226-129.415. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-071 advisory.

    A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service flaw may occur if there is a consecutive request     of the NVME_IOCTL_RESET and the NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET through the device file of the driver, resulting     in a PCIe link disconnect. (CVE-2022-3169)

    A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel. This affects the function     fib_nh_match of the file net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c of the component IPv4 Handler. The manipulation leads to     out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to     fix this issue. The identifier VDB-210357 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3435)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    char: tpm: Protect tpm_pm_suspend with locks (CVE-2022-48997)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    ipv4: Handle attempt to delete multipath route when fib_info contains an nh reference (CVE-2022-48999)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    iommu/vt-d: Fix PCI device refcount leak in dmar_dev_scope_init() (CVE-2022-49002)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    tracing: Free buffers when a used dynamic event is removed (CVE-2022-49006)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    nilfs2: fix NULL pointer dereference in nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry() (CVE-2022-49007)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    sctp: fix memory leak in sctp_stream_outq_migrate() (CVE-2022-49013)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    net: tun: Fix use-after-free in tun_detach() (CVE-2022-49014)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    net: hsr: Fix potential use-after-free (CVE-2022-49015)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    net: phy: fix null-ptr-deref while probe() failed (CVE-2022-49021)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table (CVE-2022-49025)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    btrfs: qgroup: fix sleep from invalid context bug in btrfs_qgroup_inherit() (CVE-2022-49033)

    In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_attr_find in fs/ntfs/attrib.c.
    (CVE-2023-26607)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6014-1 advisory.

    Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux     kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (connection termination) or inject forged data. (CVE-2020-36516)

    Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Henrique Kawakami, Emma Benoit, Igor Chervatyuk, Lisa Aichele, and Thais Moreira     Hamasaki discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations for AMD processors on Linux were insufficient     in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2021-26401)

    Jrgen Gro discovered that the Xen subsystem within the Linux kernel did not adequately limit the     number of events driver domains (unprivileged PV backends) could send to other guest VMs. An attacker in a     driver domain could use this to cause a denial of service in other guest VMs. (CVE-2021-28711,     CVE-2021-28712, CVE-2021-28713)

    Wolfgang Frisch discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an     integer overflow when handling metadata inode extents. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious     ext4 file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-3428)

    It was discovered that the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle certain error conditions, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker     could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-3659)

    It was discovered that the System V IPC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle large     shared memory counts. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
    (CVE-2021-3669)

    Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not restrict private     clones in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3732)

    It was discovered that the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly verify VTAGs     in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (connection     disassociation). (CVE-2021-3772)

    It was discovered that the btrfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     locking in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel     deadlock). (CVE-2021-4149)

    Jann Horn discovered that the socket subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when     handling listen() and connect() operations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2021-4203)

    It was discovered that the file system quotas implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     the quota block number. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious file system image that, when     mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-45868)

    Zhihua Yao discovered that the MOXART SD/MMC driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device     removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-0487)

    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)

    It was discovered that the UDF file system implementation in the Linux kernel could attempt to dereference     a null pointer in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious UDF image that,     when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-0617)

    David Bouman discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not initialize memory in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
    (CVE-2022-1016)

    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)

    Duoming Zhou discovered race conditions in the AX.25 amateur radio protocol implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-1205)

    It was discovered that the tty subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in certain     situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to     cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-1462)

    It was discovered that the implementation of X.25 network protocols in the Linux kernel did not terminate     link layer sessions properly. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-1516)

    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)

    It was discovered that the HID subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate inputs in certain     conditions. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to expose     sensitive information. (CVE-2022-20132)

    It was discovered that the device-mapper verity (dm-verity) driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     verify targets being loaded into the device- mapper table. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-20572, CVE-2022-2503)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that race conditions existed in the timer handling implementation of the Linux     kernel's Rose X.25 protocol layer, resulting in use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-2318)

    Zheyu Ma discovered that the Silicon Motion SM712 framebuffer driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle very small reads. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-2380)

    David Leadbeater discovered that the netfilter IRC protocol tracking implementation in the Linux Kernel     incorrectly handled certain message payloads in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this     to cause a denial of service or bypass firewall filtering. (CVE-2022-2663)

    Lucas Leong discovered that the LightNVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle data     lengths in certain situations. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2991)

    It was discovered that the Intel 740 frame buffer driver in the Linux kernel contained a divide by zero     vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-3061)

    Jiasheng Jiang discovered that the wm8350 charger driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate     memory, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3111)

    It was discovered that the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3303)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     bounds checking in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to craft a malicious     USB device that when inserted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3628)

    Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver 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).
    (CVE-2022-36280)

    It was discovered that the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3646)

    It was discovered that the Netlink Transformation (XFRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a     reference counting error. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-36879)

    It was discovered that the infrared transceiver USB driver did not properly handle USB control messages. A     local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of     service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3903)

    Jann Horn discovered a race condition existed in the Linux kernel when unmapping VMAs in certain     situations, resulting in possible use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-39188)

    Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the DVB Core driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference     counting 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-2022-41218)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the SMSC UFX USB driver implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41849)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Roccat HID driver in the Linux kernel, 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-2022-41850)

    It was discovered that the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle nested reset     events. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a     denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2022-4662)

    It was discovered that the network queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a null     pointer dereference in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-47929)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a NULL pointer dereference     vulnerability in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-0394)

    It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2023-1074)

    Mingi Cho discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a data     structure, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1095)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the ATM VC queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a     type confusion vulnerability in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-23455)

    Lianhui Tang discovered that the MPLS implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain     sysctl allocation failure conditions, leading to a double-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-26545)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-26607)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that a race condition existed in the infrared receiver/transceiver driver in the     Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1118)

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 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5975-1 advisory.

    Updated on 2023-04-11: Please note that when USN 5975-1 was originally published, it incorrectly included     the linux-gcp kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. References to that kernel have been removed from this USN and     the correct information for it has been published in USN 6007-1.



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 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6007-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol (ULP) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, 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-2023-0461)

    It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed in the Video for Linux 2 (V4L2)     implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-20369)

    Pawan Kumar Gupta, Alyssa Milburn, Amit Peled, Shani Rehana, Nir Shildan and Ariel Sabba discovered that     some Intel processors with Enhanced Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation (eIBRS) did not properly handle     RET instructions after a VM exits. A local attacker could potentially use this to expose sensitive     information. (CVE-2022-26373)

    David Leadbeater discovered that the netfilter IRC protocol tracking implementation in the Linux Kernel     incorrectly handled certain message payloads in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this     to cause a denial of service or bypass firewall filtering. (CVE-2022-2663)

    Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi discovered that for some AMD x86-64 processors, the branch predictor     could by mis-trained for return instructions in certain circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use     this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-29900)

    Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi discovered that for some Intel x86-64 processors, the Linux kernel's     protections against speculative branch target injection attacks were insufficient in some circumstances. A     local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-29901)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Kernel Connection Multiplexor (KCM) socket     implementation in the Linux kernel when releasing sockets in certain situations. A local attacker could     use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3521)

    It was discovered that the Netronome Ethernet 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     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3545)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     bounds checking in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to craft a malicious     USB device that when inserted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3628)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Bluetooth stack in the Linux kernel.
    A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2022-3640)

    It was discovered that the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3646)

    Khalid Masum discovered that the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle certain error conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3649)

    Hyunwoo Kim discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in the PXA3xx graphics driver in the     Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-39842)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the SMSC UFX USB driver implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41849)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Roccat HID driver in the Linux kernel, 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-2022-41850)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Xen network backend driver in the Linux kernel when     handling dropped packets in certain circumstances. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2022-42328, CVE-2022-42329)

    Tams Koczka discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     initialize memory in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to expose     sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-42895)

    It was discovered that the USB monitoring (usbmon) component in the Linux kernel did not properly set     permissions on memory mapped in to user space processes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-43750)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-26607)

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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6031-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index (TCINDEX) implementation 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 execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1281)

    It was discovered that the Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) implementation in the Linux kernel did     not properly enforce policy in certain conditions. A privileged attacker could use this to bypass Kernel     lockdown restrictions. (CVE-2022-21505)

    It was discovered that the infrared transceiver USB driver did not properly handle USB control messages. A     local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of     service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3903)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the SMSC UFX USB driver implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41849)

    Gerald Lee discovered that the USB Gadget file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race     condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability in some situations. A local attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-4382)

    It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2023-1074)

    Mingi Cho discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a data     structure, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1095)

    It was discovered that the RNDIS USB driver in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow     vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a malicious USB device to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-23559)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-26607)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that a race condition existed in the infrared receiver/transceiver driver in the     Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1118)

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 version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 4.14.301-224.520. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1903 advisory.

    A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this     vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to     memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
    The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3524)

    A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of logical link control and     adaptation protocol (L2CAP), part of the Bluetooth stack in the l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req     functions. An attacker with physical access within the range of standard Bluetooth transmission could     execute code leaking kernel memory via Bluetooth if within proximity of the victim. (CVE-2022-42896)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    iommu/vt-d: Fix PCI device refcount leak in dmar_dev_scope_init() (CVE-2022-49002)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    nilfs2: fix NULL pointer dereference in nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry() (CVE-2022-49007)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    net: hsr: Fix potential use-after-free (CVE-2022-49015)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    net: phy: fix null-ptr-deref while probe() failed (CVE-2022-49021)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    btrfs: qgroup: fix sleep from invalid context bug in btrfs_qgroup_inherit() (CVE-2022-49033)

    In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_attr_find in fs/ntfs/attrib.c.
    (CVE-2023-26607)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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 version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 4.14.301-153.528. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1707 advisory.

    2024-06-07: CVE-2023-26607 was added to this advisory.

    A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this     vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to     memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
    The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3524)

    In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_attr_find in fs/ntfs/attrib.c.
    (CVE-2023-26607)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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-6001-1 advisory.

    Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux     kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (connection termination) or inject forged data. (CVE-2020-36516)

    Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Henrique Kawakami, Emma Benoit, Igor Chervatyuk, Lisa Aichele, and Thais Moreira     Hamasaki discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations for AMD processors on Linux were insufficient     in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2021-26401)

    Jrgen Gro discovered that the Xen subsystem within the Linux kernel did not adequately limit the     number of events driver domains (unprivileged PV backends) could send to other guest VMs. An attacker in a     driver domain could use this to cause a denial of service in other guest VMs. (CVE-2021-28712,     CVE-2021-28713)

    Wolfgang Frisch discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an     integer overflow when handling metadata inode extents. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious     ext4 file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-3428)

    It was discovered that the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle certain error conditions, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker     could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-3659)

    It was discovered that the System V IPC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle large     shared memory counts. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
    (CVE-2021-3669)

    Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not restrict private     clones in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3732)

    It was discovered that the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly verify VTAGs     in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (connection     disassociation). (CVE-2021-3772)

    It was discovered that the btrfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     locking in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel     deadlock). (CVE-2021-4149)

    Jann Horn discovered that the socket subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when     handling listen() and connect() operations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2021-4203)

    It was discovered that the file system quotas implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     the quota block number. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious file system image that, when     mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-45868)

    Zhihua Yao discovered that the MOXART SD/MMC driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device     removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-0487)

    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)

    It was discovered that the UDF file system implementation in the Linux kernel could attempt to dereference     a null pointer in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious UDF image that,     when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-0617)

    David Bouman discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not initialize memory in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
    (CVE-2022-1016)

    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)

    Duoming Zhou discovered race conditions in the AX.25 amateur radio protocol implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-1205)

    It was discovered that the tty subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in certain     situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to     cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-1462)

    It was discovered that the implementation of X.25 network protocols in the Linux kernel did not terminate     link layer sessions properly. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-1516)

    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)

    It was discovered that the HID subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate inputs in certain     conditions. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to expose     sensitive information. (CVE-2022-20132)

    It was discovered that the device-mapper verity (dm-verity) driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     verify targets being loaded into the device- mapper table. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-20572, CVE-2022-2503)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that race conditions existed in the timer handling implementation of the Linux     kernel's Rose X.25 protocol layer, resulting in use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-2318)

    Zheyu Ma discovered that the Silicon Motion SM712 framebuffer driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle very small reads. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-2380)

    David Leadbeater discovered that the netfilter IRC protocol tracking implementation in the Linux Kernel     incorrectly handled certain message payloads in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this     to cause a denial of service or bypass firewall filtering. (CVE-2022-2663)

    Lucas Leong discovered that the LightNVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle data     lengths in certain situations. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2991)

    It was discovered that the Intel 740 frame buffer driver in the Linux kernel contained a divide by zero     vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-3061)

    Jiasheng Jiang discovered that the wm8350 charger driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate     memory, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3111)

    It was discovered that the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3303)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     bounds checking in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to craft a malicious     USB device that when inserted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3628)

    Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver 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).
    (CVE-2022-36280)

    It was discovered that the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3646)

    It was discovered that the Netlink Transformation (XFRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a     reference counting error. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2022-36879)

    It was discovered that the infrared transceiver USB driver did not properly handle USB control messages. A     local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of     service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3903)

    Jann Horn discovered a race condition existed in the Linux kernel when unmapping VMAs in certain     situations, resulting in possible use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-39188)

    Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the DVB Core driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference     counting 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-2022-41218)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the SMSC UFX USB driver implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41849)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Roccat HID driver in the Linux kernel, 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-2022-41850)

    It was discovered that the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle nested reset     events. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a     denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2022-4662)

    It was discovered that the network queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a null     pointer dereference in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-47929)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a NULL pointer dereference     vulnerability in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-0394)

    It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2023-1074)

    Mingi Cho discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a data     structure, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1095)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the ATM VC queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a     type confusion vulnerability in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-23455)

    Lianhui Tang discovered that the MPLS implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain     sysctl allocation failure conditions, leading to a double-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-26545)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-26607)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that a race condition existed in the infrared receiver/transceiver driver in the     Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1118)

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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6032-1 advisory.

    Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver 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).
    (CVE-2022-36280)

    Gerald Lee discovered that the USB Gadget file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race     condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability in some situations. A local attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-4382)

    It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2023-1074)

    It was discovered that the RNDIS USB driver in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow     vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a malicious USB device to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-23559)

    It was discovered that the file system writeback functionality in the Linux kernel contained a user-after-     free vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)     or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-26605)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-26607)

    Duoming Zhou discovered that a race condition existed in the infrared receiver/transceiver driver in the     Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1118)

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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6000-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol (ULP) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, 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-2023-0461)

    It was discovered that the NVMe driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reset events in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3169)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3424)

    Gwangun Jung discovered a race condition in the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel when deleting     multipath routes, resulting in an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-3435)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Kernel Connection Multiplexor (KCM) socket     implementation in the Linux kernel when releasing sockets in certain situations. A local attacker could     use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3521)

    It was discovered that the Netronome Ethernet 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     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3545)

    It was discovered that the hugetlb implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose     sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-3623)

    Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver 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).
    (CVE-2022-36280)

    Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the DVB Core driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference     counting 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-2022-41218)

    It was discovered that the Intel i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not perform a GPU TLB flush     in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-4139)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Xen network backend driver in the Linux kernel when     handling dropped packets in certain circumstances. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2022-42328, CVE-2022-42329)

    It was discovered that the Atmel WILC1000 driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate offsets,     leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-47520)

    It was discovered that the network queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a null     pointer dereference in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2022-47929)

    Jos Oliveira and Rodrigo Branco discovered that the prctl syscall implementation in the Linux kernel did     not properly protect against indirect branch prediction attacks in some situations. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-0045)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture     (ALSA) subsystem. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2023-0266)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a NULL pointer dereference     vulnerability in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-0394)

    Wei Chen discovered that a race condition existed in the TIPC protocol implementation in the Linux kernel,     leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1382)

    It was discovered that the Android Binder IPC subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     inputs 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-2023-20938)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the class-based queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained     a type confusion vulnerability in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-23454)

    Kyle Zeng discovered that the ATM VC queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a     type confusion vulnerability in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-23455)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could     possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-26607)

    Wei Chen discovered that the DVB USB AZ6027 driver in the Linux kernel contained a null pointer     dereference when handling certain messages from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-28328)

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.

In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_attr_find in fs/ntfs/attrib.c.

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
200364	Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-071)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	6/11/2024	3/19/2025	high
151965	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2021-4.0-0065	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/22/2021	2/17/2025	critical
174228	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/13/2023	8/27/2024	high
173437	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5975-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	3/27/2023	10/29/2024	high
174160	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities (USN-6007-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/12/2023	8/27/2024	high
174486	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6031-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/19/2023	8/27/2024	high
168676	Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2022-1903)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	12/13/2022	3/17/2025	high
173274	Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2023-1707)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	3/22/2023	12/11/2024	high
203983	Photon OS 3.0: Linux PHSA-2022-3.0-0504	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	7/24/2024	high
173946	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/6/2023	8/27/2024	high
174485	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6032-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/19/2023	8/27/2024	high
173944	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities (USN-6000-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/6/2023	8/27/2024	high
502966	Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Linux Kernel Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2023-26607)	Tenable OT Security	Tenable.ot	2/25/2025	2/26/2025	high

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