An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6724-1 advisory.

    Pratyush Yadav discovered that the Xen network backend implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle zero length data request, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker in a     guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host domain crash). (CVE-2023-46838)

    It was discovered that the Habana's AI Processors driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize     certain data structures before passing them to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose     sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-50431)

    It was discovered that the device mapper driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate target size     during certain memory allocations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-52429, CVE-2024-23851)

    It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate certain SMB messages, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6610)

    Yang Chaoming discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     request buffer sizes, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-22705)

    Chenyuan Yang discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly handle read     operations on newly created subvolumes in certain conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-23850)

    Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to     compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

    - Android drivers;

    - Userspace I/O drivers;

    - F2FS file system;

    - SMB network file system;

    - Networking core; (CVE-2023-52434, CVE-2023-52436, CVE-2023-52435, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52438)

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 Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - sec_attest_info in drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.6.5     allows an information leak to user space because info->pad0 is not initialized. (CVE-2023-50431)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6724-2 advisory.

    Pratyush Yadav discovered that the Xen network backend implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle zero length data request, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker in a     guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host domain crash). (CVE-2023-46838)

    It was discovered that the Habana's AI Processors driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize     certain data structures before passing them to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose     sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-50431)

    It was discovered that the device mapper driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate target size     during certain memory allocations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2023-52429, CVE-2024-23851)

    It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate certain SMB messages, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6610)

    Yang Chaoming discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate     request buffer sizes, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause     a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-22705)

    Chenyuan Yang discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly handle read     operations on newly created subvolumes in certain conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-23850)

    Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to     compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

    - Android drivers;

    - Userspace I/O drivers;

    - F2FS file system;

    - SMB network file system;

    - Networking core; (CVE-2023-52434, CVE-2023-52436, CVE-2023-52435, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52438)

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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6688-1 advisory.

    Pratyush Yadav discovered that the Xen network backend implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle zero length data request, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker in a     guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host domain crash). (CVE-2023-46838)

    It was discovered that the Habana's AI Processors driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize     certain data structures before passing them to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose     sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-50431)

    Murray McAllister discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     handle memory objects when storing surfaces, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker     in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2023-5633)

    It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate certain SMB messages, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6610)

    It was discovered that the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some     situations. A local attacker could use this to possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
    (CVE-2024-0340)

    Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle element     deactivation in certain cases, 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-2024-1085)

    Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle verdict     parameters in certain cases, 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-2024-1086)

    Chenyuan Yang discovered that the RDS Protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-     bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system     crash). (CVE-2024-23849)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to     a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could use this to possibly cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24860)

    Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to     compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

    - Architecture specifics;

    - Block layer;

    - ACPI drivers;

    - Android drivers;

    - EDAC drivers;

    - GPU drivers;

    - InfiniBand drivers;

    - Media drivers;

    - Multifunction device drivers;

    - MTD block device drivers;

    - Network drivers;

    - NVME drivers;

    - PHY drivers;

    - PWM drivers;

    - SCSI drivers;

    - SPMI drivers;

    - TTY drivers;

    - Userspace I/O drivers;

    - Ceph distributed file system;

    - EFI Variable file system;

    - Ext4 file system;

    - F2FS file system;

    - GFS2 file system;

    - JFS file system;

    - SMB network file system;

    - BPF subsystem;

    - Logical Link Layer;

    - Netfilter;

    - Unix domain sockets;

    - AppArmor security module; (CVE-2024-26599, CVE-2023-52604, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2024-26627,     CVE-2024-26601, CVE-2024-26628, CVE-2023-52607, CVE-2023-52456, CVE-2023-52602, CVE-2023-52443,     CVE-2023-52599, CVE-2023-52603, CVE-2024-26588, CVE-2024-26581, CVE-2023-52600, CVE-2024-26624,     CVE-2023-52584, CVE-2024-26625, CVE-2023-52606, CVE-2023-52463, CVE-2023-52464, CVE-2023-52597,     CVE-2023-52595, CVE-2023-52458, CVE-2023-52457, CVE-2023-52438, CVE-2023-52469, CVE-2023-52462,     CVE-2024-26589, CVE-2024-26592, CVE-2024-26594, CVE-2023-52601, CVE-2023-52593, CVE-2023-52436,     CVE-2023-52447, CVE-2023-52587, CVE-2023-52445, CVE-2023-52454, CVE-2023-52451, CVE-2023-52605,     CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2023-52448, CVE-2023-52598, CVE-2024-26591, CVE-2023-52449, CVE-2023-52444,     CVE-2023-52583, CVE-2023-52589, CVE-2024-26598, CVE-2023-52470, CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2023-52588,     CVE-2023-52467, CVE-2024-26600)

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
204220	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2024-5.0-0198	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	10/14/2025	high
193085	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6724-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/9/2024	8/27/2024	high
244998	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-50431	Nessus	Misc.	8/7/2025	9/6/2025	medium
193377	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6724-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/17/2024	8/27/2024	high
191796	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6688-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	3/11/2024	9/25/2025	high

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