Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002368)

high Nessus Plugin ID 286506

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-2026-002368 advisory.

Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.

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?a6803020

http://www.nessus.org/u?92ae487a

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076

http://www.nessus.org/u?cf2a7f56

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6703

http://www.nessus.org/u?a42d0dcd

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 286506

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002368.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: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-6703

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: 6/29/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6703