The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address security updates:

  - In the Linux kernel before 4.20.14, expand_downwards in mm/mmap.c lacks a check for the mmap minimum     address, which makes it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP     platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task. (CVE-2019-9213)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the     hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session     or terminate that session. (CVE-2020-36516)

  - A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.6.2 between the VT_DISALLOCATE ioctl and closing/opening of     ttys could lead to a use-after-free. (CVE-2020-36557)

  - A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer     dereference and general protection fault. (CVE-2020-36558)

  - When sending malicous data to kernel by ioctl cmd FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO,kernel will write memory out of     bounds. (CVE-2021-33655)

  - When setting font with malicous data by ioctl cmd PIO_FONT,kernel will write memory out of bounds.
    (CVE-2021-33656)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's FUSE filesystem in the way a user triggers write().
    This flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to data from the FUSE filesystem, resulting in     privilege escalation. (CVE-2022-1011)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5591-4 advisory.

    It was discovered that the virtual terminal driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle VGA console     font changes, leading to an out-of-bounds write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:2951 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: kernel (4.18.0). (BZ#2122230,     BZ#2122267)

    Security Fix(es):

    * use-after-free caused by l2cap_reassemble_sdu() in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-3564)

    * net/ulp: use-after-free in listening ULP sockets (CVE-2023-0461)

    * hw: cpu: AMD CPUs may transiently execute beyond unconditional direct branch (CVE-2021-26341)

    * malicious data for FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl may cause OOB write memory (CVE-2021-33655)

    * when setting font with malicious data by ioctl PIO_FONT, kernel will write memory out of bounds     (CVE-2021-33656)

    * possible race condition in drivers/tty/tty_buffers.c (CVE-2022-1462)

    * use-after-free in ath9k_htc_probe_device() could cause an escalation of privileges (CVE-2022-1679)

    * KVM: NULL pointer dereference in kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva (CVE-2022-1789)

    * KVM: nVMX: missing IBPB when exiting from nested guest can lead to Spectre v2 attacks (CVE-2022-2196)

    * netfilter: nf_conntrack_irc message handling issue (CVE-2022-2663)

    * race condition in xfrm_probe_algs can lead to OOB read/write (CVE-2022-3028)

    * media: em28xx: initialize refcount before kref_get (CVE-2022-3239)

    * race condition in hugetlb_no_page() in mm/hugetlb.c (CVE-2022-3522)

    * memory leak in ipv6_renew_options() (CVE-2022-3524)

    * data races around icsk->icsk_af_ops in do_ipv6_setsockopt (CVE-2022-3566)

    * data races around sk->sk_prot (CVE-2022-3567)

    * memory leak in l2cap_recv_acldata of the file net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-3619)

    * denial of service in follow_page_pte in mm/gup.c due to poisoned pte entry (CVE-2022-3623)

    * use-after-free after failed devlink reload in devlink_param_get (CVE-2022-3625)

    * USB-accessible buffer overflow in brcmfmac (CVE-2022-3628)

    * Double-free in split_2MB_gtt_entry when function intel_gvt_dma_map_guest_page failed (CVE-2022-3707)

    * l2tp: missing lock when clearing sk_user_data can lead to NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2022-4129)

    * igmp: use-after-free in ip_check_mc_rcu when opening and closing inet sockets (CVE-2022-20141)

    * Executable Space Protection Bypass (CVE-2022-25265)

    * Unprivileged users may use PTRACE_SEIZE to set PTRACE_O_SUSPEND_SECCOMP option (CVE-2022-30594)

    * unmap_mapping_range() race with munmap() on VM_PFNMAP mappings leads to stale TLB entry (CVE-2022-39188)

    * TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED leading to guest malfunctioning     (CVE-2022-39189)

    * Report vmalloc UAF in dvb-core/dmxdev (CVE-2022-41218)

    * u8 overflow problem in cfg80211_update_notlisted_nontrans() (CVE-2022-41674)

    * use-after-free related to leaf anon_vma double reuse (CVE-2022-42703)

    * use-after-free in bss_ref_get in net/wireless/scan.c (CVE-2022-42720)

    * BSS list corruption in cfg80211_add_nontrans_list in net/wireless/scan.c (CVE-2022-42721)

    * Denial of service in beacon protection for P2P-device (CVE-2022-42722)

    * memory corruption in usbmon driver (CVE-2022-43750)

    * NULL pointer dereference in traffic control subsystem (CVE-2022-47929)

    * NULL pointer dereference in rawv6_push_pending_frames (CVE-2023-0394)

    * use-after-free caused by invalid pointer hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c (CVE-2023-1195)

    * Soft lockup occurred during __page_mapcount (CVE-2023-1582)

    * slab-out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in cbq_classify (CVE-2023-23454)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
164817	OracleVM 3.4 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2022-0024)	Nessus	OracleVM Local Security Checks	9/7/2022	1/15/2024	high
175229	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.2.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1695)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	5/7/2023	6/26/2024	high
164671	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerability (USN-5591-4)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	9/3/2022	8/28/2024	medium
151965	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2021-4.0-0065	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/22/2021	9/22/2025	high
175900	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2023:2951)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/17/2023	9/10/2025	high

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