Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 286955

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-2026-003018 advisory.

In the Linux kernel 4.14.x, 4.15.x, 4.16.x, 4.17.x, and 4.18.x before 4.18.13, faulty computation of numeric bounds in the BPF verifier permits out-of-bounds memory accesses because adjust_scalar_min_max_vals in kernel/bpf/verifier.c mishandles 32-bit right shifts.

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?56eb8fc1

http://www.nessus.org/u?1eb240df

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0512

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0514

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1686

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.75

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.13

http://www.nessus.org/u?43ec51e9

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18445

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38456756

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 286955

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003018.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

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-2018-18445

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: 10/17/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18445