Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000565)

high Nessus Plugin ID 283766

Synopsis

The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-000565 advisory.

The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

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.

Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fb322379

http://www.nessus.org/u?1472aa01

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474

http://www.nessus.org/u?ba053d1c

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12146

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 283766

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-000565.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12146

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12146