Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001028)

high Nessus Plugin ID 283808

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-2026-001028 advisory.

Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.

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?51ca6e57

http://www.nessus.org/u?5c7b3cba

http://www.nessus.org/u?4de4c79d

http://www.nessus.org/u?0ac0b7ee

http://www.nessus.org/u?2da45085

http://www.nessus.org/u?86f17557

http://www.nessus.org/u?30472a34

http://www.nessus.org/u?537c0f6e

http://www.nessus.org/u?7ada41c2

http://www.nessus.org/u?740c14a3

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/20/5

http://www.nessus.org/u?7704c22a

http://www.nessus.org/u?62b02229

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032412

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214030

http://www.nessus.org/u?fcd2077c

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3339

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 283808

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-001028.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: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3339

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: 4/20/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3339