Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002536)

high Nessus Plugin ID 284927

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-2026-002536 advisory.

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or invalid memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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?946d608b

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102321

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040058

http://www.nessus.org/u?59b58699

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17863

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3523-3/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073

https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg206985.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 284927

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002536.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17863

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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/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: 12/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17863