The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7402-1 advisory.

    Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to     compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

    - Block layer subsystem;

    - GPU drivers;

    - HID subsystem;

    - Media drivers;

    - JFS file system;

    - Network namespace;

    - Networking core;

    - Netlink; (CVE-2024-57798, CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-56595, CVE-2024-56598, CVE-2024-50302,     CVE-2024-56658, CVE-2024-56672, CVE-2024-53063)

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.

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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7402-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 233741

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.2 Jun 3, 2026, 4:54 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202606031654
Version 1.1 Apr 2, 2025, 9:22 AM New Plugin Feed: 202504020922