Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001978)

high Nessus Plugin ID 286695

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-2026-001978 advisory.

The _xfs_buf_find function in fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not validate block numbers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the ability to mount an XFS filesystem containing a metadata inode with an invalid extent map.

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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/10

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=918009

http://www.nessus.org/u?dfba3cb3

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1819

http://www.nessus.org/u?7f6308ae

http://www.nessus.org/u?7da0bbd6

http://www.nessus.org/u?2d86144f

http://www.nessus.org/u?dbdfe758

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 286695

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-001978.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: 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-2013-1819

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: 3/5/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1819