The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2582 advisory.

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

    Security Fix(es):

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

    * kernel: mlxsw: spectrum_acl_tcam: Fix stack corruption (CVE-2024-26586)

    * kernel: netfilter: divide error in nft_limit_init (CVE-2021-46915)

    * kernel: sched/membarrier: reduce the ability to hammer on sys_membarrier (CVE-2024-26602)

    Bug Fix(es):

    * kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (JIRA:RHEL-18996)

    * rbd: don't move requests to the running list on errors [8.x] (JIRA:RHEL-24201)

    * TRIAGE CVE-2021-46915 kernel: netfilter: divide error in nft_limit_init (JIRA:RHEL-28179)

    * [RHEL 8.4] Soft Lockups from BZ-2174623 hit on RHEL 8.4 (JIRA:RHEL-16035)

    * kernel: sched/membarrier: reduce the ability to hammer on sys_membarrier (JIRA:RHEL-26386)

    * kernel: mlxsw: spectrum_acl_tcam: Fix stack corruption (JIRA:RHEL-29181)

    * Intel i40e driver performance issue (JIRA:RHEL-30402)

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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6385-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that some AMD x86-64 processors with SMT enabled could speculatively execute     instructions using a return address from a sibling thread. A local attacker could possibly use this to     expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-27672)

    William Zhao discovered that the Traffic Control (TC) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle network packet retransmission in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2022-4269)

    Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discovered that syscalls invoking the do_prlimit() function in the     Linux kernel did not properly handle speculative execution barriers. A local attacker could use this to     expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-0458)

    It was discovered that the TLS subsystem 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) or possibly     expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-1075)

    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, CVE-2023-4194)

    It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a high rate of hash     collisions in connection lookup table. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (excessive CPU consumption). (CVE-2023-1206)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     data buffer size validation in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to craft a     malicious USB device that when inserted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose     sensitive information. (CVE-2023-1380)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the btrfs file system implementation in the Linux     kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-1611)

    Ruihan Li discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform permissions     checks when handling HCI sockets. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (bluetooth communication). (CVE-2023-2002)

    Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors did not properly handle speculative execution of certain     vector register instructions. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2023-20593)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the iSCSI TCP implementation in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2023-2162)

    Juan Jose Lopez Jaimez, Meador Inge, Simon Scannell, and Nenad Stojanovski discovered that the BPF     verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly mark registers for precision tracking in certain situations,     leading to an out- of-bounds access vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2163)

    It was discovered that the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A     privileged local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2235)

    Zheng Zhang discovered that the device-mapper implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     locking during table_clear() operations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2023-2269)

    Wei Chen discovered that the DVB USB AZ6027 driver in the Linux kernel contained a null pointer     dereference when handling certain messages from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-28328)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the TLS subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to a     use-after-free or a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-28466)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the f2fs file system in the Linux kernel, leading to a     null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious f2fs image     that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-2898)

    It was discovered that the IP-VLAN network driver for the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory     in some situations, leading to an out-of- bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3090)

    It was discovered that the Ricoh R5C592 MemoryStick card reader driver in the Linux kernel contained a     race condition during module unload, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use     this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3141)

    Gwangun Jung discovered that the Quick Fair Queueing scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel     contained an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-31436)

    It was discovered that the Qualcomm MSM DPU driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate memory     allocations in certain situations, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-3220)

    It was discovered that the NET/ROM protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition     in some situations, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-32269)

    It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error     conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3390)

    It was discovered that the universal 32bit network packet classifier implementation in the Linux kernel     did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability.
    A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2023-3609)

    It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error     conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3610)

    It was discovered that the Quick Fair Queueing network scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel     contained an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3611)

    It was discovered that the network packet classifier with netfilter/firewall marks implementation in the     Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2023-3776)

    Kevin Rich discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle table rules     flush in certain circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3777)

    It was discovered that the NFC implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability     when performing peer-to-peer communication in certain conditions. A privileged attacker could use this to     cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
    (CVE-2023-3863)

    Kevin Rich discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rule     additions to bound chains in certain circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3995)

    It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle PIPAPO element     removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4004)

    Kevin Rich discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle bound chain     deactivation in certain circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4015)

    It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle L2CAP socket     release, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40283)

    It was discovered that some network classifier implementations in the Linux kernel contained use-after-     free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4128)

    Maxim Suhanov discovered that the exFAT file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     check a file name length, leading to an out- of-bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to     construct a malicious exFAT image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service     (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4273)

    Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a memory leak when     handling certain element flush operations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information     (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-4569)

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 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.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0439 advisory.

    The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with     extremely high determinism requirements.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: bpf: Incorrect verifier pruning leads to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe     (CVE-2023-2163)

    * kernel: use after free in unix_stream_sendpage (CVE-2023-4622)

    * kernel: net/sched: sch_hfsc UAF (CVE-2023-4623)

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

    * kernel: IGB driver inadequate buffer size for frames larger than MTU (CVE-2023-45871)

    * kernel: Race Condition leading to UAF in Unix Socket could happen in sk_receive_queue (BZ#2230094)

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

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

    * kernel: UAF during login when accessing the shost ipaddress (CVE-2023-2162)

    * 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 vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c due to race (CVE-2023-3567)

    * kernel: use-after-free in netfilter: nf_tables (CVE-2023-3777)

    * kernel: use after free in nft_immediate_deactivate (CVE-2023-4015)

    * kernel: A heap out-of-bounds write (CVE-2023-5717)

    * hw amd: Return Address Predictor vulnerability leading to information disclosure (CVE-2023-20569)

    * kernel: fbcon: out-of-sync arrays in fbcon_mode_deleted due to wrong con2fb_map assignment     (CVE-2023-38409)

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

    * kernel: SEV-ES local priv escalation (CVE-2023-46813)

    * kernel: use-after-free in smb2_is_status_io_timeout() (CVE-2023-1192)

    * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c     (CVE-2023-6679)

    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.

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 Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-12094 advisory.

    - nfp: fix use-after-free in area_cache_get() (Jialiang Wang) {CVE-2022-3545}
    - drivers: net: slip: fix NPD bug in sl_tx_timeout() (Duoming Zhou) {CVE-2022-41858}
    - can: af_can: fix NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (Oliver Hartkopp) {CVE-2023-2166}
    - RDMA/core: Fix resolve_prepare_src error cleanup (Patrisious Haddad) {CVE-2023-2176}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: skip bound chain on rule flush (Pablo Neira Ayuso} {CVE-2023-3777}
    - net: tun: fix bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled (Ziyang Xuan) {CVE-2023-3812}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: skip immediate deactivate in _PREPARE_ERROR (Pablo Neira Ayuso) {CVE-2023-4015}
    - af_unix: Fix null-ptr-deref in unix_stream_sendpage(). (Kuniyuki Iwashima) {CVE-2023-4622}
    - nvmet-tcp: Fix a possible UAF in queue intialization setup (Sagi Grimberg) {CVE-2023-5178}
    - fbcon: set_con2fb_map needs to set con2fb_map! (Daniel Vetter) {CVE-2023-38409}
    - fbcon: Fix error paths in set_con2fb_map (Daniel Vetter) {CVE-2023-38409}
    - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free in l2cap_sock_ready_cb (Sungwoo Kim) {CVE-2023-40283)
    - netfilter: ipset: add the missing IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NET0 macro for ip_set_hash_netportnet.c (Kyle Zeng)     {CVE-2023-42753}
    - x86/sev: Check IOBM for IOIO exceptions from user-space (Joerg Roedel) {CVE-2023-46813}
    - x86/sev: Disable MMIO emulation from user mode (Borislav Petkov) {CVE-2023-46813}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-0461 advisory.

    - nfp: fix use-after-free in area_cache_get() (Ricardo Robaina) [RHEL-19456 RHEL-19536 RHEL-6566     RHEL-7241] {CVE-2022-3545}
    - fbcon: set_con2fb_map needs to set con2fb_map! (Jocelyn Falempe) [RHEL-1106 RHEL-1109 RHEL-12930     RHEL-13899] {CVE-2023-38409}
    - fbcon: Fix error paths in set_con2fb_map (Jocelyn Falempe) [RHEL-1106 RHEL-1109 RHEL-12930 RHEL-13899]     {CVE-2023-38409}
    - net: tun: fix bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled (Ricardo Robaina) [RHEL-12495 RHEL-12496     RHEL-7186 RHEL-7264] {CVE-2023-3812}
    - netfilter: nf_tables: skip immediate deactivate in _PREPARE_ERROR (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-10536     RHEL-10538 RHEL-10537 RHEL-10539] {CVE-2023-4015}
    - dpll: sanitize possible null pointer dereference in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() (Michal Schmidt)     [RHEL-19677 RHEL-19095] {CVE-2023-6679}
    - dpll: Fix potential msg memleak when genlmsg_put_reply failed (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-19677 RHEL-19095]     {CVE-2023-6679}
    - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free in l2cap_sock_ready_cb (Bastien Nocera) [RHEL-19003 RHEL-2717]     {CVE-2023-40283}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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.

An issue was discovered in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.10. There is a use-after-free because the children of an sk are mishandled.

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
194841	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:2582)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/30/2024	11/7/2024	high
181636	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6385-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	9/19/2023	9/24/2025	high
192277	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:1404)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	3/19/2024	8/18/2025	high
153035	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2021-4.0-0095	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	9/7/2021	10/16/2025	high
189572	RHEL 9 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2024:0439)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	1/25/2024	8/15/2025	high
189666	Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2024-12094)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/26/2024	9/9/2025	high
191728	Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2024-0461)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	3/7/2024	9/9/2025	high
504037	Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Use After Free (CVE-2023-40283)	Tenable OT Security	Tenable.ot	11/13/2025	11/13/2025	high

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