Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001783)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 286625

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-2026-001783 advisory.

The tty_open function in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.1 mishandles a driver-lookup failure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted access to a device file under the /dev/pts directory.

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?a778eb7a

http://www.nessus.org/u?f521d5b6

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/13/17

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201887

http://www.nessus.org/u?98f2579b

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-5321

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 286625

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-001783.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2011-5321

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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: 7/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-5321