An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio device driver code in the way a user triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-004761 advisory.

    An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernels virtio device driver code in the way a user     triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially     escalate their privileges on the system.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

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

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-003890 advisory.

    An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernels virtio device driver code in the way a user     triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially     escalate their privileges on the system.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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.

  - An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's virtio device driver code in the way a user     triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially     escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-0998)

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

The version of kernel installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-0998 advisory.

  - An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's virtio device driver code in the way a user     triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially     escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-0998)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
290210	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004761)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
288770	Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003890)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
248242	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-0998	Nessus	Misc.	high
172847	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2022-0998)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	high

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