In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467] RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60 Call Trace: <TASK> __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Return error when __root_device_register() fails.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-021561 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()

    In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's     ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit.

     general protection fault,      probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c      KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467]      RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60      Call Trace:
      <TASK>
      __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540       do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

    Return error when __root_device_register() fails.

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-2026-010868 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()

    In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's     ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit.

     general protection fault,      probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c      KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467]      RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60      Call Trace:
      <TASK>
      __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540       do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

    Return error when __root_device_register() fails.

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-2026-006992 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()

    In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's     ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit.

     general protection fault,      probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c      KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467]      RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60      Call Trace:
      <TASK>
      __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540       do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

    Return error when __root_device_register() fails.

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.

  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in     fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's ignored, which can cause     unregistering vme_root fail when exit. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address     0xdffffc000000008c KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467] RIP:
    0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60 Call Trace: <TASK> __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540     do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Return error when
    __root_device_register() fails. (CVE-2022-50538)

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

An update of the linux package has been released.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
315838	Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-021561)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
308468	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-010868)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
308185	Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-006992)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
270264	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50538	Nessus	Misc.	medium
151965	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2021-4.0-0065	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high

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