Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002388)

high Nessus Plugin ID 284909

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-2026-002388 advisory.

net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product.

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?bedbbd6c

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

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364

http://www.nessus.org/u?5cfd023e

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85274

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1500810

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=944296

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192132

http://www.nessus.org/u?11f8c9e2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8215

http://www.nessus.org/u?748bcb6e

http://www.nessus.org/u?f14fc0d9

http://www.nessus.org/u?931e3f2a

http://www.nessus.org/u?f8ee3544

http://www.nessus.org/u?ae8a8343

http://www.nessus.org/u?cd53d8e6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 284909

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002388.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: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8215

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 11/16/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8215