The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-1578 advisory.

    - drm/i915/guc: Update to use firmware v49.0.1 (Dave Airlie) [1935281] {CVE-2020-12362}
    - scsi: iscsi: Verify lengths on passthrough PDUs (Chris Leech) [1930833] {CVE-2021-27365}
    - scsi: iscsi: Ensure sysfs attributes are limited to PAGE_SIZE (Chris Leech) [1930856] {CVE-2021-27363}
    - scsi: iscsi: Restrict sessions and handles to admin capabilities (Chris Leech) [1930809]     {CVE-2021-27364}
    - vt: Disable KD_FONT_OP_COPY (Dave Airlie) [1903937] {CVE-2020-28974}
    - fix regression in 'epoll: Keep a reference on files added to the check list' (Carlos Maiolino) [1920776]     {CVE-2020-0466}
    - do_epoll_ctl(): clean the failure exits up a bit (Carlos Maiolino) [1920776] {CVE-2020-0466}
    - epoll: Keep a reference on files added to the check list (Carlos Maiolino) [1920776] {CVE-2020-0466}
    - net/vmw_vsock: fix NULL pointer dereference (Jon Maloy) [1925600] {CVE-2021-26708}
    - net/vmw_vsock: improve locking in vsock_connect_timeout() (Jon Maloy) [1925600] {CVE-2021-26708}
    - vsock: fix locking in vsock_shutdown() (Jon Maloy) [1925600] {CVE-2021-26708}
    - vsock: fix the race conditions in multi-transport support (Jon Maloy) [1925600] {CVE-2021-26708}

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 5.3.14 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

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

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

  - A memory leak in the sof_set_get_large_ctrl_data() function in sound/soc/sof/ipc.c in the Linux kernel     through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering     sof_get_ctrl_copy_params() failures, aka CID-45c1380358b1. (CVE-2019-18811)

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

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2021:1578 advisory.

  - kernel: memory leak in sof_set_get_large_ctrl_data() function in sound/soc/sof/ipc.c (CVE-2019-18811)

  - kernel: use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver     (CVE-2019-19523)

  - kernel: use-after-free bug caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c driver     (CVE-2019-19528)

  - kernel: possible out of bounds write in kbd_keycode of keyboard.c (CVE-2020-0431)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereferences in ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs in     drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c (CVE-2020-11608)

  - kernel: DoS by corrupting mountpoint reference counter (CVE-2020-12114)

  - kernel: Integer overflow in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers (CVE-2020-12362)

  - kernel: use-after-free in usb_sg_cancel function in drivers/usb/core/message.c (CVE-2020-12464)

  - kernel: buffer uses out of index in ext3/4 filesystem (CVE-2020-14314)

  - kernel: Use After Free vulnerability in cgroup BPF component (CVE-2020-14356)

  - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in serial8250_isa_init_ports function in     drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c (CVE-2020-15437)

  - kernel: umask not applied on filesystem without ACL support (CVE-2020-24394)

  - kernel: TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code (CVE-2020-25212)

  - kernel: incomplete permission checking for access to rbd devices (CVE-2020-25284)

  - kernel: race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c (CVE-2020-25285)

  - kernel: improper input validation in ppp_cp_parse_cr function leads to memory corruption and read overflow     (CVE-2020-25643)

  - kernel: perf_event_parse_addr_filter memory (CVE-2020-25704)

  - kernel: use-after-free in kernel midi subsystem (CVE-2020-27786)

  - kernel: child process is able to access parent mm through hfi dev file handle (CVE-2020-27835)

  - kernel: slab-out-of-bounds read in fbcon (CVE-2020-28974)

  - kernel: fork: fix copy_process(CLONE_PARENT) race with the exiting ->real_parent (CVE-2020-35508)

  - kernel: fuse: fuse_do_getattr() calls make_bad_inode() in inappropriate situations (CVE-2020-36322)

  - kernel: use after free in tun_get_user of tun.c could lead to local escalation of privilege     (CVE-2021-0342)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2021:1578 advisory.

  - A memory leak in the sof_set_get_large_ctrl_data() function in sound/soc/sof/ipc.c in the Linux kernel     through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering     sof_get_ctrl_copy_params() failures, aka CID-45c1380358b1. (CVE-2019-18811)

  - In the Linux kernel before 5.3.7, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB     device in the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver, aka CID-44efc269db79. (CVE-2019-19523)

  - In the Linux kernel before 5.3.7, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB     device in the drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c driver, aka CID-edc4746f253d. (CVE-2019-19528)

  - In kbd_keycode of keyboard.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This     could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User     interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-144161459     (CVE-2020-0431)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1. drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c allows NULL     pointer dereferences in ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs when there are zero endpoints, aka     CID-998912346c0d. (CVE-2020-11608)

  - A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before     4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119, and 5.x before 5.3 allows local users to cause a     denial of service (panic) by corrupting a mountpoint reference counter. (CVE-2020-12114)

  - Integer overflow in the firmware for some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows * before version     26.20.100.7212 and before Linux kernel version 5.5 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an     escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2020-12362)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows* before version 26.20.100.7212 and     before Linux kernel version 5.5 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via     local access. (CVE-2020-12363)

  - Null pointer reference in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows* before version 26.20.100.7212 and     before version Linux kernel version 5.5 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of     service via local access. (CVE-2020-12364)

  - usb_sg_cancel in drivers/usb/core/message.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6.8 has a use-after-free because     a transfer occurs without a reference, aka CID-056ad39ee925. (CVE-2020-12464)

  - A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file     system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash     the system if the directory exists. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
    (CVE-2020-14314)

  - A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem in versions before 5.7.10 was found     in the way when reboot the system. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their     privileges on the system. (CVE-2020-14356)

  - The Linux kernel before version 5.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in     drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:serial8250_isa_init_ports() that allows local users to cause a denial     of service by using the p->serial_in pointer which uninitialized. (CVE-2020-15437)

  - In the Linux kernel before 5.7.8, fs/nfsd/vfs.c (in the NFS server) can set incorrect permissions on new     filesystem objects when the filesystem lacks ACL support, aka CID-22cf8419f131. This occurs because the     current umask is not considered. (CVE-2020-24394)

  - A TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code in the Linux kernel before 5.8.3 could be used by local attackers     to corrupt memory or possibly have unspecified other impact because a size check is in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c     instead of fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c, aka CID-b4487b935452. (CVE-2020-25212)

  - The rbd block device driver in drivers/block/rbd.c in the Linux kernel through 5.8.9 used incomplete     permission checking for access to rbd devices, which could be leveraged by local attackers to map or unmap     rbd block devices, aka CID-f44d04e696fe. (CVE-2020-25284)

  - A race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.8 could be     used by local attackers to corrupt memory, cause a NULL pointer dereference, or possibly have unspecified     other impact, aka CID-17743798d812. (CVE-2020-25285)

  - A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption     and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause     the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data     confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-25643)

  - A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using     PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of     service. (CVE-2020-25704)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of MIDI, where an attacker with a local account and     the permissions to issue ioctl commands to midi devices could trigger a use-after-free issue. A write to     this specific memory while freed and before use causes the flow of execution to change and possibly allow     for memory corruption or privilege escalation. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to     confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-27786)

  - A use after free in the Linux kernel infiniband hfi1 driver in versions prior to 5.10-rc6 was found in the     way user calls Ioctl after open dev file and fork. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
    (CVE-2020-27835)

  - A slab-out-of-bounds read in fbcon in the Linux kernel before 5.9.7 could be used by local attackers to     read privileged information or potentially crash the kernel, aka CID-3c4e0dff2095. This occurs because     KD_FONT_OP_COPY in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c can be used for manipulations such as font height. (CVE-2020-28974)

  - A flaw possibility of race condition and incorrect initialization of the process id was found in the Linux     kernel child/parent process identification handling while filtering signal handlers. A local attacker is     able to abuse this flaw to bypass checks to send any signal to a privileged process. (CVE-2020-35508)

  - An issue was discovered in the FUSE filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.10.6, aka     CID-5d069dbe8aaf. fuse_do_getattr() calls make_bad_inode() in inappropriate situations, causing a system     crash. NOTE: the original fix for this vulnerability was incomplete, and its incompleteness is tracked as     CVE-2021-28950. (CVE-2020-36322)

  - In tun_get_user of tun.c, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to     local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges required. User interaction is not required     for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android kernel; Android ID: A-146554327. (CVE-2021-0342)

  - In pfkey_dump of af_key.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This     could lead to local information disclosure in the kernel with System execution privileges needed. User     interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-110373476     (CVE-2021-0605)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4284-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for     certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2019-14615)

    It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device 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-2019-15099)

    It was discovered that the HSA Linux kernel driver for AMD GPU devices did not properly check for errors     in certain situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly use this to     cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-16229)

    It was discovered that the Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     check for errors in certain situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could     possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-16232)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Virtual Video Test Driver in the Linux kernel. An     attacker with write access to /dev/video0 on a system with the vivid module loaded could possibly use this     to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2019-18683)

    It was discovered that the Renesas Digital Radio Interface (DRIF) driver in the Linux kernel did not     properly initialize data. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel     memory). (CVE-2019-18786)

    It was discovered that the Sound Open Firmware (SOF) driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-18811)

    It was discovered that the crypto subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in     certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory     exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19050, CVE-2019-19062)

    It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion).
    (CVE-2019-19057)

    It was discovered that the Realtek rtlwifi USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial     of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19063)

    It was discovered that the RSI 91x WLAN device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate     memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel     memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19071)

    It was discovered that the Broadcom Netxtreme HCA device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly     deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial     of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19077)

    It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not     properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause     a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19078)

    It was discovered that the AMD GPU device drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory     in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (kernel     memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19082)

    It was discovered that the IO uring implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform     credentials checks in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain administrative     privileges. (CVE-2019-19241)

    Or Cohen discovered that the virtual console subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict     writes to unimplemented vcsu (unicode) devices. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash) or have other unspecified impacts. (CVE-2019-19252)

    It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle ioctl     requests to get emulated CPUID features. An attacker with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19332)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Linux kernel on x86 platforms when keeping track of     which process was assigned control of the FPU. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (memory corruption) or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2019-19602)

    It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle     certain conditions. An attacker could use this to specially craft an ext4 file system that, when mounted,     could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19767)

    It was discovered that the Kvaser CAN/USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in     certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel     memory). (CVE-2019-19947)

    Gao Chuan discovered that the SAS Class driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition that could     lead to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2019-19965)

    It was discovered that the B2C2 FlexCop USB device 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-2019-15291)

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-2021:1578 advisory.

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

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: Integer overflow in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers (CVE-2020-12362)

    * kernel: memory leak in sof_set_get_large_ctrl_data() function in sound/soc/sof/ipc.c (CVE-2019-18811)

    * kernel: use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver     (CVE-2019-19523)

    * kernel: use-after-free bug caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c driver     (CVE-2019-19528)

    * kernel: possible out of bounds write in kbd_keycode of keyboard.c (CVE-2020-0431)

    * kernel: DoS by corrupting mountpoint reference counter (CVE-2020-12114)

    * kernel: use-after-free in usb_sg_cancel function in drivers/usb/core/message.c (CVE-2020-12464)

    * kernel: buffer uses out of index in ext3/4 filesystem (CVE-2020-14314)

    * kernel: Use After Free vulnerability in cgroup BPF component (CVE-2020-14356)

    * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in serial8250_isa_init_ports function in     drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c (CVE-2020-15437)

    * kernel: umask not applied on filesystem without ACL support (CVE-2020-24394)

    * kernel: TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code (CVE-2020-25212)

    * kernel: incomplete permission checking for access to rbd devices (CVE-2020-25284)

    * kernel: race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c (CVE-2020-25285)

    * kernel: improper input validation in ppp_cp_parse_cr function leads to memory corruption and read     overflow (CVE-2020-25643)

    * kernel: perf_event_parse_addr_filter memory (CVE-2020-25704)

    * kernel: use-after-free in kernel midi subsystem (CVE-2020-27786)

    * kernel: child process is able to access parent mm through hfi dev file handle (CVE-2020-27835)

    * kernel: slab-out-of-bounds read in fbcon (CVE-2020-28974)

    * kernel: fork: fix copy_process(CLONE_PARENT) race with the exiting ->real_parent (CVE-2020-35508)

    * kernel: fuse: fuse_do_getattr() calls make_bad_inode() in inappropriate situations (CVE-2020-36322)

    * kernel: use after free in tun_get_user of tun.c could lead to local escalation of privilege     (CVE-2021-0342)

    * kernel: NULL pointer dereferences in ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs in     drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c (CVE-2020-11608)

    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 8.4 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
149914	Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2021-1578)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	5/26/2021	11/1/2024	high
131742	Fedora 31 : kernel (2019-b86a7bdba0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	12/6/2019	4/5/2024	medium
131787	Fedora 30 : kernel (2019-124a241044)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	12/9/2019	4/5/2024	medium
222813	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-18811	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	3/4/2025	medium
149874	CentOS 8 : kernel (CESA-2021:1578)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	5/24/2021	12/29/2023	high
157595	AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2021:1578)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	2/9/2022	11/10/2023	high
133797	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4284-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	2/19/2020	8/27/2024	high
149670	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2021:1578)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/19/2021	3/6/2025	high

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