Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002329)

high Nessus Plugin ID 286834

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-2026-002329 advisory.

The cifs_iovec_write function in fs/cifs/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.5 does not properly handle uncached write operations that copy fewer than the requested number of bytes, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash), or possibly gain privileges via a writev system call with a crafted pointer.

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?04adf25b

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/9401

http://www.nessus.org/u?2b89d0c2

http://www.nessus.org/u?d6b74c03

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/4

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65588

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064253

http://www.nessus.org/u?94db944e

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0069

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 286834

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002329.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-2014-0069

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: 2/12/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0069