The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3653-2 advisory.

    USN-3653-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update     provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for     Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

    Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read     may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A     local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)

    It was discovered that the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict observations of     netlink messages to the appropriate net namespace. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive     information (kernel netlink traffic). (CVE-2017-17449)

    Tuba Yavuz discovered that a double-free error existed in the USBTV007 driver of the Linux kernel. A local     attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2017-17975)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Device Mapper component of the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-18203)

    It was discovered that an infinite loop could occur in the madvise(2) implementation in the Linux kernel     in certain circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang).
    (CVE-2017-18208)

    Silvio Cesare discovered a buffer overwrite existed in the NCPFS implementation in the Linux kernel. A     remote attacker controlling a malicious NCPFS server could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-8822)

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.

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - The XFRM dump policy implementation in     net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11     allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF     setsockopt system call in conjunction with     XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages.(CVE-2017-16939)

  - The bio_map_user_iov and bio_unmap_user functions in     block/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 do     unbalanced refcounting when a SCSI I/O vector has small     consecutive buffers belonging to the same page. The     bio_add_pc_page function merges them into one, but the     page reference is never dropped. This causes a memory     leak and possible system lockup (exploitable against     the host OS by a guest OS user, if a SCSI disk is     passed through to a virtual machine) due to an     out-of-memory condition.(CVE-2017-12190)

  - The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in     lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11     mishandles node splitting, which allows local users to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     panic) via a crafted application, as demonstrated by     the keyring key type, and key addition and link     creation operations.(CVE-2017-12193)

  - The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in     net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel through     4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service     (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the     ability to open a raw socket.(CVE-2017-7542)

  - The bnep_add_connection function in     net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c in the Linux kernel before     3.19 does not ensure that an l2cap socket is available,     which allows local users to gain privileges via a     crafted application.(CVE-2017-15868)

  - The dccp_disconnect function in net/dccp/proto.c in the     Linux kernel through 4.14.3 allows local users to gain     privileges or cause a denial of service     (use-after-free) via an AF_UNSPEC connect system call     during the DCCP_LISTEN state.(CVE-2017-8824)

  - net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c in the Linux kernel     through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN     capability for new, get, and del operations, which     allows local users to bypass intended access     restrictions because the nfnl_cthelper_list data     structure is shared across all net     namespaces.(CVE-2017-17448)

  - The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in     net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel through     4.14.4, when CONFIG_NLMON is enabled, does not restrict     observations of Netlink messages to a single net     namespace, which allows local users to obtain sensitive     information by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability     to sniff an nlmon interface for all Netlink activity on     the system.(CVE-2017-17449)

  - net/netfilter/xt_osf.c in the Linux kernel through     4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability     for add_callback and remove_callback operations, which     allows local users to bypass intended access     restrictions because the xt_osf_fingers data structure     is shared across all net namespaces.(CVE-2017-17450)

  - The usb_destroy_configuration function in     drivers/usb/core/config.c in the USB core subsystem in     the Linux kernel through 4.14.5 does not consider the     maximum number of configurations and interfaces before     attempting to release resources, which allows local     users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write     access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted USB device.(CVE-2017-17558)

  - The Salsa20 encryption algorithm in the Linux kernel     before 4.14.8 does not correctly handle zero-length     inputs, allowing a local attacker able to use the     AF_ALG-based skcipher interface     (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER) to cause a denial of     service (uninitialized-memory free and kernel crash) or     have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted     sequence of system calls that use the blkcipher_walk     API. Both the generic implementation     (crypto/salsa20_generic.c) and x86 implementation     (arch/x86/crypto/salsa20_glue.c) of Salsa20 were     vulnerable.(CVE-2017-17805)

  - The HMAC implementation (crypto/hmac.c) in the Linux     kernel before 4.14.8 does not validate that the     underlying cryptographic hash algorithm is unkeyed,     allowing a local attacker able to use the AF_ALG-based     hash interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH) and the     SHA-3 hash algorithm (CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA3) to cause a     kernel stack buffer overflow by executing a crafted     sequence of system calls that encounter a missing SHA-3     initialization.(CVE-2017-17806)

  - he KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.14.6     omitted an access-control check when adding a key to     the current task's 'default request-key keyring' via     the request_key() system call, allowing a local user to     use a sequence of crafted system calls to add keys to a     keyring with only Search permission (not Write     permission) to that keyring, related to     construct_get_dest_keyring() in     security/keys/request_key.c.(CVE-2017-17807)

  - The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a     denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80     an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel     panic.(CVE-2017-1000407)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:1130 advisory.

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

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: Use-after-free vulnerability in DCCP socket (CVE-2017-8824, Important)

    * kernel: v4l2: disabled memory access protection mechanism allowing privilege escalation (CVE-2017-13166,     Important)

    * kernel: Incorrect type conversion for size during dma allocation (CVE-2017-9725, Moderate)

    * kernel: Use-after-free in snd_seq_ioctl_create_port() (CVE-2017-15265, Moderate)

    * kernel: Missing namespace check in net/netlink/af_netlink.c allows for network monitors to observe     systemwide activity (CVE-2017-17449, Moderate)

    * kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c     (CVE-2017-18017, Moderate)

    * kernel: kvm: Reachable BUG() on out-of-bounds guest IRQ (CVE-2017-1000252, Moderate)

    * kernel: Stack information leak in the EFS element (CVE-2017-1000410, Moderate)

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

    Red Hat would like to thank Mohamed Ghannam for reporting CVE-2017-8824; Jan H. Schnherr (Amazon) for     reporting CVE-2017-1000252; and Armis Labs for reporting CVE-2017-1000410.

    Bug Fix(es):

    These updated kernel packages include also numerous bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of these     bug fixes in this advisory. See the bug fix descriptions in the related Knowledge Article:
    https://access.redhat.com/articles/3411331

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 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3619-2 advisory.

    USN-3619-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the     corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu     14.04 LTS.

    Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel improperly     performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)

    It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM     subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)     or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-0861)

    It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel allowed passthrough of the diagnostic     I/O port 0x80. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the     host OS. (CVE-2017-1000407)

    It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in the ACPI implementation of the     Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
    (CVE-2017-11472)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the network namespaces implementation in     the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15129)

    It was discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem in the Linux kernel     contained a use-after-free when handling device removal. A physically proximate attacker could use this to     cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16528)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the usbtest device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     endpoint metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2017-16532)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the Conexant cx231xx USB video capture driver in the Linux kernel did not     properly validate interface descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16536)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SoundGraph iMON USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2017-16537)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the IMS Passenger Control Unit USB driver in the Linux kernel did not     properly validate device descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16645)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the DiBcom DiB0700 USB DVB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle detach events. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2017-16646)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the CDC USB Ethernet driver did not properly validate device descriptors.
    A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2017-16649)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the QMI WWAN USB driver did not properly validate device descriptors. A     physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16650)

    It was discovered that the USB Virtual Host Controller Interface (VHCI) driver in the Linux kernel     contained an information disclosure vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to     expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-16911)

    It was discovered that the USB over IP implementation in the Linux kernel did not validate endpoint     numbers. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16912)

    It was discovered that the USB over IP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     CMD_SUBMIT packets. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive memory     consumption). (CVE-2017-16913)

    It was discovered that the USB over IP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a NULL pointer     dereference error. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2017-16914)

    It was discovered that the HugeTLB component of the Linux kernel did not properly handle holes in hugetlb     ranges. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-16994)

    It was discovered that the netfilter component of the Linux did not properly restrict access to the     connection tracking helpers list. A local attacker could use this to bypass intended access restrictions.
    (CVE-2017-17448)

    It was discovered that the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict observations of     netlink messages to the appropriate net namespace. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive     information (kernel netlink traffic). (CVE-2017-17449)

    It was discovered that the netfilter passive OS fingerprinting (xt_osf) module did not properly perform     access control checks. A local attacker could improperly modify the system-wide OS fingerprint list.
    (CVE-2017-17450)

    It was discovered that the core USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not validate the number of     configurations and interfaces in a device. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-17558)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read     when handling memory-mapped I/O. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-17741)

    It was discovered that the Salsa20 encryption algorithm implementations in the Linux kernel did not     properly handle zero-length inputs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2017-17805)

    It was discovered that the HMAC implementation did not validate the state of the underlying cryptographic     hash algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-17806)

    It was discovered that the keyring implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check permissions     when a key request was performed on a task's default keyring. A local attacker could use this to add keys     to unauthorized keyrings. (CVE-2017-17807)

    Alexei Starovoitov discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel     contained a branch-pruning logic issue around unreachable code. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service. (CVE-2017-17862)

    It was discovered that the parallel cryptography component of the Linux kernel incorrectly freed kernel     memory. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18075)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Device Mapper component of the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-18203)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the OCFS2 file system implementation in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2017-18204)

    It was discovered that an infinite loop could occur in the madvise(2) implementation in the Linux kernel     in certain circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang).
    (CVE-2017-18208)

    Andy Lutomirski discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel was vulnerable to a debug     exception error when single-stepping through a syscall. A local attacker in a non-Linux guest vm could     possibly use this to gain administrative privileges in the guest vm. (CVE-2017-7518)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom NetXtremeII ethernet driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate Generic Segment Offload (GSO) packet sizes. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (interface unavailability). (CVE-2018-1000026)

    It was discovered that the Reliable Datagram Socket (RDS) implementation in the Linux kernel contained an     out-of-bounds write during RDMA page allocation. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5332)

    Mohamed Ghannam discovered a null pointer dereference in the RDS (Reliable Datagram Sockets) protocol     implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2018-5333)

     discovered that a race condition existed in loop block device implementation in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5344)

    It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the futex implementation in the Linux kernel.
    A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-6927)

    It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the RDS (Reliable Datagram Sockets) protocol     implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2018-7492)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom UniMAC MDIO bus controller driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate device resources. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
    (CVE-2018-8043)

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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
110047	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3653-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	5/23/2018	1/12/2026	high
105344	openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2017-1390) (Dirty COW)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/18/2017	11/11/2025	high
106167	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2018-1026)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/19/2018	11/3/2025	high
109116	RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2018:1130)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/18/2018	3/19/2025	critical
108878	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3619-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/6/2018	8/27/2024	high

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