The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2809-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 RT kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2020-24588: Fixed a bug that could allow an adversary to abuse devices that support receiving non-     SSP A-MSDU frames to inject arbitrary network packets (bsc#1185861).
    - CVE-2022-2196: Fixed a regression related to KVM that allowed for speculative execution attacks     (bsc#1206992).
    - CVE-2022-3523: Fixed a use after free related to device private page handling (bsc#1204363).
    - CVE-2022-36280: Fixed out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability found in vmwgfx driver (bsc#1203332).
    - CVE-2022-38096: Fixed NULL-ptr deref in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query() (bsc#1203331).
    - CVE-2022-4269: Fixed a flaw was found inside the Traffic Control (TC) subsystem (bsc#1206024).
    - CVE-2022-45884: Fixed a use-after-free in dvbdev.c, related to dvb_register_device dynamically     allocating fops (bsc#1205756).
    - CVE-2022-45885: Fixed a race condition in dvb_frontend.c that could cause a use-after-free when a device     is disconnected (bsc#1205758).
    - CVE-2022-45886: Fixed a .disconnect versus dvb_device_open race condition in dvb_net.c that lead to a     use-after-free (bsc#1205760).
    - CVE-2022-45887: Fixed a memory leak in ttusb_dec.c caused by the lack of a dvb_frontend_detach call     (bsc#1205762).
    - CVE-2022-45919: Fixed a use-after-free in dvb_ca_en50221.c that could occur if there is a disconnect     after an open, because of the lack of a wait_event (bsc#1205803).
    - CVE-2022-4744: Fixed double-free that could lead to DoS or privilege escalation in TUN/TAP device driver     functionality (bsc#1209635).
    - CVE-2023-0045: Fixed missing Flush IBP in ib_prctl_set (bsc#1207773).
    - CVE-2023-0122: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in nvmet_setup_auth(), that allowed an     attacker to perform a Pre-Auth Denial of Service (DoS) attack on a remote machine (bsc#1207050).
    - CVE-2023-0179: Fixed incorrect arithmetics when fetching VLAN header bits (bsc#1207034).
    - CVE-2023-0386: A flaw was found where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with     capabilities was found in the OverlayFS subsystem, when a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount     into another mount. This uid mapping bug allowed a local user to escalate their privileges on the system     (bsc#1209615).
    - CVE-2023-0394: Fixed a null pointer dereference in the network subcomponent. This flaw could cause     system crashes (bsc#1207168).
    - CVE-2023-0461: Fixed use-after-free in icsk_ulp_data (bsc#1208787).
    - CVE-2023-0469: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in io_uring/filetable.c in io_install_fixed_file in the     io_uring subcomponent (bsc#1207521).
    - CVE-2023-0590: Fixed race condition in qdisc_graft() (bsc#1207795).
    - CVE-2023-0597: Fixed lack of randomization of per-cpu entry area in x86/mm (bsc#1207845).
    - CVE-2023-1075: Fixed a type confusion in tls_is_tx_ready (bsc#1208598).
    - CVE-2023-1076: Fixed incorrect UID assigned to tun/tap sockets (bsc#1208599).
    - CVE-2023-1077: Fixed a type confusion in pick_next_rt_entity(), that could cause memory corruption     (bsc#1208600).
    - CVE-2023-1078: Fixed a heap out-of-bounds write in rds_rm_zerocopy_callback (bsc#1208601).
    - CVE-2023-1079: Fixed a use-after-free problem that could have been triggered in asus_kbd_backlight_set     when plugging/disconnecting a malicious USB device (bsc#1208604).
    - CVE-2023-1095: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in nf_tables due to zeroed list head (bsc#1208777).
    - CVE-2023-1118: Fixed a use-after-free bugs caused by ene_tx_irqsim() in media/rc (bsc#1208837).
    - CVE-2023-1249: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in the core dump subsystem that allowed a local user to crash     the system (bsc#1209039).
    - CVE-2023-1382: Fixed denial of service in tipc_conn_close (bsc#1209288).
    - CVE-2023-1513: Fixed an uninitialized portions of the kvm_debugregs structure that could be copied to     userspace, causing an information leak (bsc#1209532).
    - CVE-2023-1582: Fixed soft lockup in __page_mapcount (bsc#1209636).
    - CVE-2023-1583: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in io_file_bitmap_get in io_uring/filetable.c     (bsc#1209637).
    - CVE-2023-1611: Fixed an use-after-free flaw in btrfs_search_slot (bsc#1209687).
    - CVE-2023-1637: Fixed vulnerability that could lead to unauthorized access to CPU memory after resuming     CPU from suspend-to-RAM (bsc#1209779, bsc#1198400).
    - CVE-2023-1652: Fixed use-after-free that could lead to DoS and information leak in nfsd4_ssc_setup_dul     in fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c (bsc#1209788).
    - CVE-2023-1670: Fixed a use after free in the Xircom 16-bit PCMCIA Ethernet driver. A local user could     use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system (bsc#1209871).
    - CVE-2023-1838: Fixed an use-after-free flaw in virtio network subcomponent. This flaw could allow a     local attacker to crash the system and lead to a kernel information leak problem. (bsc#1210203).
    - CVE-2023-1855: Fixed a use after free in xgene_hwmon_remove (bsc#1210202).
    - CVE-2023-1989: Fixed a use after free in btsdio_remove (bsc#1210336).
    - CVE-2023-1998: Fixed a use after free during login when accessing the shost ipaddress (bsc#1210506).
    - CVE-2023-2002: Fixed a flaw that allowed an attacker to unauthorized execution of management commands,     compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Bluetooth communication (bsc#1210533).
    - CVE-2023-21102: Fixed possible bypass of shadow stack protection in __efi_rt_asm_wrapper of efi-rt-     wrapper.S (bsc#1212155).
    - CVE-2023-21106: Fixed possible memory corruption due to double free in adreno_set_param of adreno_gpu.c     (bsc#1211654).
    - CVE-2023-2124: Fixed an out-of-bound access in the XFS subsystem that could have lead to denial-of-     service or potentially privilege escalation (bsc#1210498).
    - CVE-2023-2156: Fixed a flaw in the networking subsystem within the handling of the RPL protocol     (bsc#1211131).
    - CVE-2023-2162: Fixed an use-after-free flaw in iscsi_sw_tcp_session_create (bsc#1210647).
    - CVE-2023-2176: Fixed an out-of-boundary read in compare_netdev_and_ip in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c     in RDMA (bsc#1210629).
    - CVE-2023-2235: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the Performance Events system that could have     been exploited to achieve local privilege escalation (bsc#1210986).
    - CVE-2023-2269: Fixed a denial-of-service problem due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting     in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c (bsc#1210806).
    - CVE-2023-22998: Fixed NULL vs IS_ERR checking in virtio_gpu_object_shmem_init (bsc#1208776).
    - CVE-2023-23000: Fixed return value of tegra_xusb_find_port_node function phy/tegra (bsc#1208816).
    - CVE-2023-23001: Fixed misinterpretation of regulator_get return value in drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-mediatek.c     (bsc#1208829).
    - CVE-2023-23004: Fixed misinterpretation of get_sg_table return value (bsc#1208843).
    - CVE-2023-23006: Fixed NULL vs IS_ERR checking in dr_domain_init_resources (bsc#1208845).
    - CVE-2023-23454: Fixed a type confusion bug in the CBQ network scheduler which could lead to a use-after-     free (bsc#1207036).
    - CVE-2023-23455: Fixed a denial of service inside atm_tc_enqueue in net/sched/sch_atm.c because of type     confusion (non-negative numbers can sometimes indicate a TC_ACT_SHOT condition rather than valid     classification results) (bsc#1207125).
    - CVE-2023-2483: Fixed a use after free bug in emac_remove caused by a race condition (bsc#1211037).
    - CVE-2023-25012: Fixed a use-after-free in bigben_set_led() (bsc#1207560).
    - CVE-2023-2513: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the ext4 filesystem (bsc#1211105).
    - CVE-2023-26545: Fixed double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (bsc#1208700).
    - CVE-2023-28327: Fixed DoS in in_skb in unix_diag_get_exact() (bsc#1209290).
    - CVE-2023-28410: Fixed improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in some     Intel(R) i915 Graphics drivers that may have allowed an authenticated user to potentially enable     escalation of privilege via local access (bsc#1211263).
    - CVE-2023-28464: Fixed user-after-free that could lead to privilege escalation in hci_conn_cleanup in     net/uetooth/hci_conn.c (bsc#1209052).
    - CVE-2023-28866: Fixed an out-of-bounds access in net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c because amp_init1[] and     amp_init2[] are supposed to have an intentionally invalid element, but did not (bsc#1209780).
    - CVE-2023-3006: Fixed a known cache speculation vulnerability, known as Branch History Injection (BHI) or     Spectre-BHB, for the new hw AmpereOne (bsc#1211855, bsc#1205153).
    - CVE-2023-30456: Fixed an issue in arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c with nVMX on x86_64 lacks consistency checks     for CR0 and CR4 (bsc#1210294).
    - CVE-2023-30772: Fixed race condition and resultant use-after-free in da9150_charger_remove     (bsc#1210329).
    - CVE-2023-31084: Fixed a blocking issue in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c (bsc#1210783).
    - CVE-2023-3141: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in r592_remove in drivers/memstick/host/r592.c, that allowed     local attackers to crash the system at device disconnect (bsc#1212129).
    - CVE-2023-31436: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class() because lmax can exceed QFQ_MIN_LMAX     (bsc#1210940).
    - CVE-2023-3161: Fixed shift-out-of-bounds in fbcon_set_font() (bsc#1212154).
    - CVE-2023-3220: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference flaw in dpu_crtc_atomic_check in     drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() (bsc#1212556).
    - CVE-2023-32233: Fixed a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests     (bsc#1211043).
    - CVE-2023-33288: Fixed a use-after-free in bq24190_remove in drivers/power/supply/bq24190_charger.c     (bsc#1211590).
    - CVE-2023-3357: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the AMD Sensor Fusion Hub driver (bsc#1212605).
    - CVE-2023-3358: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH) driver     (bsc#1212606).
    - CVE-2023-33951: Fixed a race condition that could have led to an information disclosure inside the     vmwgfx driver (bsc#1211593).
    - CVE-2023-33952: Fixed a double free that could have led to a local privilege escalation inside the     vmwgfx driver (bsc#1211595).
    - CVE-2023-35788: Fixed an out-of-bounds write in the flower classifier code via     TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPTS_GENEVE packets in fl_set_geneve_opt in net/sched/cls_flower.c (bsc#1212504).
    - CVE-2023-35823: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in saa7134_finidev in     drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c (bsc#1212494).
    - CVE-2023-35828: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in renesas_usb3_remove in     drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c (bsc#1212513).
    - CVE-2023-35829: Fixed a use-after-free flaw in rkvdec_remove in drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c     (bsc#1212495).



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6185-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the TUN/TAP driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize socket data. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1076)

    It was discovered that the Real-Time Scheduling Class implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type     confusion vulnerability in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2023-1077)

    It was discovered that the ASUS HID driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal,     leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially     crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1079)

    It was discovered that the Xircom PCMCIA network device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     device removal events. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-1670)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Xen transport layer implementation for the 9P file     system protocol in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory).
    (CVE-2023-1859)

    Jose Oliveira and Rodrigo Branco discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations with prctl syscall were     insufficient in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-1998)

    It was discovered that the BigBen Interactive Kids' gamepad driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access     could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-25012)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the HFS+ file system implementation in     the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2023-2985)

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.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6583 advisory.

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

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: net/sched: cls_u32 component reference counter leak if tcf_change_indev() fails (CVE-2023-3609)

    * kernel: net/sched: Use-after-free vulnerabilities in the net/sched classifiers: cls_fw, cls_u32 and     cls_route (CVE-2023-4128, CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208)

    * kernel: eBPF: insufficient stack type checks in dynptr (CVE-2023-39191)

    * Kernel: race when faulting a device private page in memory manager (CVE-2022-3523)

    * kernel: use-after-free in l1oip timer handlers (CVE-2022-3565)

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

    * kernel: vmwgfx: use-after-free in vmw_cmd_res_check (CVE-2022-38457)

    * kernel: vmwgfx: use-after-free in vmw_execbuf_tie_context (CVE-2022-40133)

    * hw: Intel: Gather Data Sampling (GDS) side channel vulnerability (CVE-2022-40982)

    * kernel: Information leak in l2cap_parse_conf_req in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-42895)

    * kernel: x86/mm: Randomize per-cpu entry area (CVE-2023-0597)

    * kernel: HID: check empty report_list in hid_validate_values() (CVE-2023-1073)

    * kernel: sctp: fail if no bound addresses can be used for a given scope (CVE-2023-1074)

    * kernel: hid: Use After Free in asus_remove() (CVE-2023-1079)

    * kernel: hash collisions in the IPv6 connection lookup table (CVE-2023-1206)

    * kernel: ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req (CVE-2023-1252)

    * Kernel: use-after-free in nfsd4_ssc_setup_dul in fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c (CVE-2023-1652)

    * kernel: Use after free bug in btsdio_remove due to race condition (CVE-2023-1989)

    * kernel: fbcon: shift-out-of-bounds in fbcon_set_font() (CVE-2023-3161)

    * kernel: out-of-bounds access in relay_file_read (CVE-2023-3268)

    * kernel: xfrm: NULL pointer dereference in xfrm_update_ae_params() (CVE-2023-3772)

    * kernel: xfrm: out-of-bounds read of XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH nlattr (CVE-2023-3773)

    * kernel: KVM: SEV-ES / SEV-SNP VMGEXIT double fetch vulnerability (CVE-2023-4155)

    * kernel: exFAT: stack overflow in exfat_get_uniname_from_ext_entry (CVE-2023-4273)

    * kernel: mpls: double free on sysctl allocation failure (CVE-2023-26545)

    * kernel: KVM: nVMX: missing consistency checks for CR0 and CR4 (CVE-2023-30456)

    * kernel: net: qcom/emac: race condition leading to use-after-free in emac_remove() (CVE-2023-33203)

    * kernel: vmwgfx: race condition leading to information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-33951)

    * kernel: vmwgfx: double free within the handling of vmw_buffer_object objects (CVE-2023-33952)

    * kernel: r592: race condition leading to use-after-free in r592_remove() (CVE-2023-35825)

    * kernel: net/tls: tls_is_tx_ready() checked list_entry (CVE-2023-1075)

    * kernel: tap: tap_open(): correctly initialize socket uid (CVE-2023-1076)

    * kernel: missing mmap_lock in file_files_note that could possibly lead to a use after free in the     coredump code (CVE-2023-1249)

    * kernel: use-after-free bug in remove function xgene_hwmon_remove (CVE-2023-1855)

    * kernel: Use after free bug in r592_remove (CVE-2023-3141)

    * kernel: gfs2: NULL pointer dereference in gfs2_evict_inode() (CVE-2023-3212)

    * kernel: NULL pointer dereference due to missing kalloc() return value check in     shtp_cl_get_dma_send_buf() (CVE-2023-3358)

    * kernel: tap: tap_open(): correctly initialize socket uid next fix of i_uid to current_fsuid     (CVE-2023-4194)

    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 9.3 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
178179	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:2809-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	7/12/2023	9/25/2025	high
178660	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6185-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	7/20/2023	8/27/2024	high
194262	RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2023:6583)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/28/2024	10/28/2025	high

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