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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7988-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 297272

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7988-1 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:

 - Media drivers;

 - NVME drivers;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - Timer subsystem;

 - Memory management;

 - Packet sockets; (CVE-2022-48986, CVE-2024-27078, CVE-2024-49959, CVE-2024-50195, CVE-2024-56606, CVE-2024-56756, CVE-2025-39993)

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.

Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7988-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 297272

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7988-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/30/2026

Updated: 1/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56606

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-246-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1150-oracle, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1188-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-246-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1170-kvm

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48986, CVE-2024-27078, CVE-2024-49959, CVE-2024-50195, CVE-2024-56606, CVE-2024-56756, CVE-2025-39993

USN: 7988-1