Unity Linux 20.1060a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003266)

high Nessus Plugin ID 284917

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-2026-003266 advisory.

The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long RPC reply, related to net/sunrpc/svc.c, fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c, and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c.

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?158f790a

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97950

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1319

http://www.nessus.org/u?0fff0242

http://www.nessus.org/u?31ca331b

http://www.nessus.org/u?148b2157

https://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=149218228327497&w=2

https://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=149247516212924&w=2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7645

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 284917

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003266.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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7645

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: 4/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7645