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Unity Linux 20.1060a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002920)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 284984
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-2026-002920 advisory.Microarchitectural Fill Buffer Data Sampling (MFBDS): Fill buffers on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. A list of impacted products can be found here:
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/SA00233-microcode- update-guidance_05132019.pdf
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?ae5b211f
http://www.nessus.org/u?8e96ec79
http://www.nessus.org/u?be8e73f1
http://www.nessus.org/u?e336b6be
http://www.nessus.org/u?5a31e7ee
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-003.txt
http://www.nessus.org/u?74f7eaab
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1455
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-608355.pdf
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-616472.pdf
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10292
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00018.html
http://www.nessus.org/u?c7682255
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/28
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/36
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/15
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/16
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/21
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12130
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:26.mcu.asc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-56
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3977-3/
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4602
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc
http://www.nessus.org/u?6b4b7f90
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_24
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 284984
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002920.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/15/2026
Updated: 1/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12130
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-12130