The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4517 advisory.

  - kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c     (CVE-2022-42896)

  - kernel: tcindex: use-after-free vulnerability in traffic control index filter allows privilege escalation     (CVE-2023-1281)

  - kernel: Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel traffic control index filter (CVE-2023-1829)

  - kernel: OOB access in the Linux kernel's XFS subsystem (CVE-2023-2124)

  - kernel: i2c: out-of-bounds write in xgene_slimpro_i2c_xfer() (CVE-2023-2194)

  - kernel: use-after-free vulnerability in the perf_group_detach function of the Linux Kernel Performance     Events (CVE-2023-2235)

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

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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2023:4517)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179452

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

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Version 1.3 Apr 28, 2024, 2:25 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202404281425
Version 1.2 Feb 1, 2024, 4:21 PM CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C". "CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C") Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "True". "Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available") Plugin Feed: 202402011621
Version 1.1 Jan 26, 2024, 11:18 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Reference Plugin Feed: 202401262318
Version 1.0 Aug 8, 2023, 8:34 PM New Plugin Feed: 202308082034
Version 1.0 Jan 26, 2024, 9:00 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Reference Plugin Feed: 202401262100