The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3019-1 advisory.

  - The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not     initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     stack memory via a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call. (CVE-2016-4482)

  - The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 incorrectly relies on the write system     call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly     have unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface. (CVE-2016-4565)

  - The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not     initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface. (CVE-2016-4569)

  - sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which     allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA     timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
    (CVE-2016-4578)

  - The x25_negotiate_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does     not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information     from kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request. (CVE-2016-4580)

  - The get_rock_ridge_filename function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles NM     (aka alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which allows local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted isofs filesystem.
    (CVE-2016-4913)

  - The compat IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE and IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementations in the netfilter     subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of     service (memory corruption) by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that     triggers an unintended decrement. (CVE-2016-4997)

  - The IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementation in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6     allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive     information from kernel heap memory by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset     value that leads to crossing a ruleset blob boundary. (CVE-2016-4998)

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 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3019-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91882

Version 2.15

Version 2.14

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Version 2.15 Jan 10, 2024, 8:45 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401100845
Version 2.14 Jan 9, 2024, 6:56 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401091856
Version 2.14 Oct 23, 2023, 4:39 PM CVSSv2 score source (set to "CVE-2016-4997") Detection Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202310231639