Unity Linux 20.1060a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002834)

high Nessus Plugin ID 284966

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-2026-002834 advisory.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID:
A-31349935.

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?09437da8

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8399

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?55023264

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 284966

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002834.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8399

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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/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: 12/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8399