Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003537)

high Nessus Plugin ID 286307

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-2026-003537 advisory.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In block/blk-core.c, there is an
__blk_drain_queue() use-after-free because a certain error case is mishandled.

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?389a2902

http://www.nessus.org/u?0dc4df0c

http://www.nessus.org/u?abdb71f8

http://www.nessus.org/u?8cf4f176

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3055

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3076

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3089

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3217

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0100

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0103

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0664

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0698

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7

http://www.nessus.org/u?bc441dcd

http://www.nessus.org/u?362be950

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20856

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/

http://www.nessus.org/u?71dc1043

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 286307

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003537.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: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20856

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: 10/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20856