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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8529-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 326482

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8529-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that a logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel when handling socket buffer fragments. This flaw is known as Fragnesia. A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges, or possibly escape a container. (CVE-2026-43503)

 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:

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - SCSI subsystem;

 - Thermal drivers;

 - USB over IP driver;

 - Network file system (NFS) server daemon;

 - SMB network file system;

 - Tracing infrastructure;

 - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;

 - Ethernet bridge;

 - Ceph Core library;

 - DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol);

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - Netfilter;

 - RxRPC session sockets;

 - X.25 network layer; (CVE-2021-47202, CVE-2024-56643, CVE-2026-23272, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-31637, CVE-2026-31659, CVE-2026-31682, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-43011, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43038, CVE-2026-43383, CVE-2026-43407, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-45988, CVE-2026-46043, CVE-2026-46119, CVE-2026-46243)

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-8529-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 326482

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8529-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/13/2026

Updated: 7/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

Percentile: 99.76

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56643

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1149-fips, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-2095-gcp-fips, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1187-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1156-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1176-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-253-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-2112-azure-fips, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1204-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-253-lowlatency

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47202, CVE-2024-56643, CVE-2026-23272, CVE-2026-23455, CVE-2026-31402, CVE-2026-31607, CVE-2026-31637, CVE-2026-31659, CVE-2026-31682, CVE-2026-31685, CVE-2026-43011, CVE-2026-43037, CVE-2026-43038, CVE-2026-43383, CVE-2026-43407, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-43503, CVE-2026-45988, CVE-2026-46043, CVE-2026-46119, CVE-2026-46243

USN: 8529-1