In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is a use-after-free in ntfs_trim_fs in fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-011277 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is a use-after-free in ntfs_trim_fs in fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

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

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is a use-after-free in ntfs_trim_fs in fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c.
    (CVE-2023-26606)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6174-1 advisory.

    Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement     speculative execution barriers in usercopy functions in certain situations. A local attacker could use     this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-0459)

    It was discovered that the Human Interface Device (HID) support driver in the Linux kernel contained a     type confusion vulnerability in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1073)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle a     loop termination condition, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-26606)

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-6123-1 advisory.

    Patryk Sondej and Piotr Krysiuk discovered that a race condition existed in the netfilter subsystem of the     Linux kernel when processing batch requests, 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-2023-32233)

    Reima Ishii discovered that the nested KVM implementation for Intel x86 processors in the Linux kernel did     not properly validate control registers in certain situations. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to     cause a denial of service (guest crash). (CVE-2023-30456)

    It was discovered that the Xircom PCMCIA network device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     device removal events. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-1670)

    Jean-Baptiste Cayrou discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu Linux kernel contained a race     condition when handling inode locking in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2023-2612)

    It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle a     loop termination condition, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-26606)

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-6024-1 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)

    Lin Ma discovered a race condition in the io_uring subsystem 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-2023-0468)

    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)

    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 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)

    Thadeu Cascardo discovered that the io_uring subsystem contained a double- free vulnerability in certain     memory allocation error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-1032)

    It was discovered that the module decompression implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     return values in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-22997)

    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 handle a     loop termination condition, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-26606)

    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.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6004-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the KVM VMX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle indirect     branch prediction isolation between L1 and L2 VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to expose     sensitive information from the host OS or other guest VMs. (CVE-2022-2196)

    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)

    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)

    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 the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could     use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-48423)

    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-2022-48424)

    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 the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate buffer     lengths, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-0210)

    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 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 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 handle a     loop termination condition, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-26606)

    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.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5987-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the KVM VMX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle indirect     branch prediction isolation between L1 and L2 VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to expose     sensitive information from the host OS or other guest VMs. (CVE-2022-2196)

    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)

    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)

    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 the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could     use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-48423)

    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-2022-48424)

    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 the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate buffer     lengths, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-0210)

    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 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 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 handle a     loop termination condition, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-26606)

    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.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5982-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the KVM VMX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle indirect     branch prediction isolation between L1 and L2 VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to expose     sensitive information from the host OS or other guest VMs. (CVE-2022-2196)

    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)

    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)

    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 the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     attributes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could     use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-48423)

    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-2022-48424)

    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 the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate buffer     lengths, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-0210)

    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 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 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 handle a     loop termination condition, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-26606)

    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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
308539	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-011277)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
246638	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-26606	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
239841	TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2024:0960)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	Local	critical
183562	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6174-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
176488	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6123-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
174449	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6024-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
174141	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities (USN-6004-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
173834	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5987-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
173621	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5982-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
170458	Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-012 (ALASKERNEL-5.15-2023-012)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high

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