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.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.06, has kernel packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - There are use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c's l2cap_connect     and l2cap_le_connect_req functions which may allow code execution and leaking kernel memory (respectively)     remotely via Bluetooth. A remote attacker could execute code leaking kernel memory via Bluetooth if within     proximity of the victim. We recommend upgrading past commit https://www.google.com/url     https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/711f8c3fb3db61897080468586b970c87c61d9e4     https://www.google.com/url (CVE-2022-42896)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init     (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different     vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an     unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data     in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. (CVE-2022-34918)

  - 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 vulnerability was found in the fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() function logic of the LInux kernel that     allows local users to create files for the XFS file-system with an unintended group ownership and with     group execution and SGID permission bits set, in a scenario where a directory is SGID and belongs to a     certain group and is writable by a user who is not a member of this group. This can lead to excessive     permissions granted in case when they should not. This vulnerability is similar to the previous     CVE-2018-13405 and adds the missed fix for the XFS. (CVE-2021-4037)

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
175900	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2023:2951)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/17/2023	9/10/2025	high
187326	NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 : kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2023-0083)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	12/27/2023	9/25/2025	high

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