Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003093)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 284908

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-2026-003093 advisory.

The ext4_valid_block_bitmap function in fs/ext4/balloc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image because balloc.c and ialloc.c do not validate bitmap block numbers.

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?86a01fc3

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199181

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560782

http://www.nessus.org/u?d4fd0415

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1093

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 284908

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003093.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1093

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1093