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Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001997)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 286586
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-2026-001997 advisory.arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 does not reset the PIT counter values during state restoration, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and host OS crash) via a zero value, related to the kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit and kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit2 functions.
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?c2a21d06
http://www.nessus.org/u?5cf601ee
http://www.nessus.org/u?a9468f3b
http://www.nessus.org/u?f8016e09
http://www.nessus.org/u?a5fd7852
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79901
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034602
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284847
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 286586
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-001997.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/15/2026
Updated: 1/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7513
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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: 1/5/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-7513