Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002499)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 284905

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-2026-002499 advisory.

The security_context_to_sid_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the CAP_MAC_ADMIN capability to set a zero-length security context.

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?3b072f8e

http://www.nessus.org/u?bb599804

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?3994282b

http://secunia.com/advisories/59262

http://secunia.com/advisories/59309

http://secunia.com/advisories/59406

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1874

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 284905

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002499.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1874

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 1/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/30/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1874