The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:1404 advisory.

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

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: out-of-bounds write in hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait() in     drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c (CVE-2021-43975)

    * kernel: double free in usb_8dev_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c (CVE-2022-28388)

    * kernel: null-ptr-deref vulnerabilities in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip (CVE-2022-41858)

    * kernel: Rate limit overflow messages in r8152 in intr_callback (CVE-2022-3594)

    * kernel: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev (CVE-2022-4744)

    * kernel: nfp: use-after-free in area_cache_get() (CVE-2022-3545)

    * kernel: denial of service in tipc_conn_close (CVE-2023-1382)

    * kernel: lib/seq_buf.c has a seq_buf_putmem_hex buffer overflow (CVE-2023-28772)

    * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (CVE-2023-2166)

    * kernel: Slab-out-of-bound read in compare_netdev_and_ip (CVE-2023-2176)

    * kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (CVE-2023-40283)

    * kernel: use-after-free in sch_qfq network scheduler (CVE-2023-4921)

    * kernel: Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in smbCalcSize (CVE-2023-6606)

    * kernel: ktls overwrites readonly memory pages when using function splice with a ktls socket as     destination (CVE-2024-0646)

    * kernel: inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk (CVE-2023-6817)

    * kernel: refcount leak in ctnetlink_create_conntrack() (CVE-2023-7192)

    Bug Fix(es):

    * The kernel is still getting hung up even after converting kernfs_mutex to kernfs_rwsem with massive     concurrent kernfs access (open & lookup) performed by kubelet/node_exporter threads. (JIRA:RHEL-17149)

    * kernel: Rate limit overflow messages in r8152 in intr_callback (JIRA:RHEL-18810)

    * kernel: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev (JIRA:RHEL-18813)

    * kernel: lib/seq_buf.c has a seq_buf_putmem_hex buffer overflow (JIRA:RHEL-18850)

    * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (JIRA:RHEL-19461)

    * ipoib mcast lockup fix (JIRA:RHEL-19698)

    * kernel: denial of service in tipc_conn_close (JIRA:RHEL-18824)

    * Rhel-8.6 crash at  qed_get_current_link+0x11 during tx_timeout recovery  (JIRA:RHEL-20923)

    * kernel: use-after-free in sch_qfq network scheduler (JIRA:RHEL-14402)

    * RHEL8.6 - s390/qeth: NET2016 - fix use-after-free in HSCI (JIRA:RHEL-15849)

    * RHEL8.6 - s390/qeth: recovery and set offline lose routes and IPv6 addr (JIRA:RHEL-17883)

    * kernel: null-ptr-deref vulnerabilities in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip (JIRA:RHEL-18582)

    * kernel: out-of-bounds write in hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait() in     drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c (JIRA:RHEL-18799)

    * kernel: double free in usb_8dev_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c (JIRA:RHEL-18814)

    * kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (JIRA:RHEL-18998)

    * dm multipath device suspend deadlocks waiting on a flush request (JIRA:RHEL-19110)

    * kernel: Slab-out-of-bound read in compare_netdev_and_ip (JIRA:RHEL-19327)

    * kernel: A flaw leading to a use-after-free in area_cache_get() (JIRA:RHEL-19451)

    * [RHEL8] I/O blocked during fio background with IO schedule switch, cpu offline/online, pci nvme     rescan/reset (JIRA:RHEL-20231)

    * kernel: refcount leak in ctnetlink_create_conntrack() (JIRA:RHEL-20298)

    * kernel: inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk (JIRA:RHEL-20697)

    * kernel: Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in smbCalcSize (JIRA:RHEL-21661)

    * kernel NULL pointer at RIP: 0010:kyber_has_work+0x1c/0x60 (JIRA:RHEL-21784)

    * kernel: ktls overwrites readonly memory pages when using function splice with a ktls socket as     destination (JIRA:RHEL-22090)

    * backport timerlat user-space support (JIRA:RHEL-20361)

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 CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the kernel-5.14.0-347.el9 build changelog.

  - A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's TIPC protocol functionality in the way a user sends     a packet with malicious content where the number of domain member nodes is higher than the 64 allowed.
    This flaw allows a remote user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges if they have     access to the TIPC network. (CVE-2022-0435)

  - An issue was discovered in net/tipc/crypto.c in the Linux kernel before 5.14.16. The Transparent Inter-     Process Communication (TIPC) functionality allows remote attackers to exploit insufficient validation of     user-supplied sizes for the MSG_CRYPTO message type. (CVE-2021-43267)

  - A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel, where a use-after-frees in nouveau's postclose() handler could     happen if removing device (that is not common to remove video card physically without power-off, but same     happens if unbind the driver). (CVE-2020-27820)

  - 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 flaw in the processing of received ICMP errors (ICMP fragment needed and ICMP redirect) in the Linux     kernel functionality was found to allow the ability to quickly scan open UDP ports. This flaw allows an     off-path remote user to effectively bypass the source port UDP randomization. The highest threat from this     vulnerability is to confidentiality and possibly integrity, because software that relies on UDP source     port randomization are indirectly affected as well. (CVE-2021-20322)

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
192277	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:1404)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	3/19/2024	8/18/2025	high
191192	CentOS 9 : kernel-5.14.0-347.el9	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	2/29/2024	9/25/2025	critical

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