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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8725-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 343479

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8725-1 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:

 - NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - Network file system (NFS) server daemon;

 - OCFS2 file system;

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

 - Netfilter;

 - SCTP protocol; (CVE-2022-50401, CVE-2026-43071, CVE-2026-52914, CVE-2026-53002, CVE-2026-53043, CVE-2026-53045, CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53309)

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-8725-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 343479

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8725-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2026

Updated: 9/7/2026

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: High

Score: 7

Percentile: 98.21

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-2022-50401

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1159.170-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-287.321-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-287.321-lowlatency

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-50401, CVE-2026-43071, CVE-2026-52914, CVE-2026-53002, CVE-2026-53043, CVE-2026-53045, CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53309

USN: 8725-1