Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002803)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 287103

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-2026-002803 advisory.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.11. The ipddp_ioctl function in drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel address information by leveraging CAP_NET_ADMIN to read the ipddp_route dev and next fields via an SIOCFINDIPDDPRT ioctl call.

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?c0ef5b99

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html

https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/9/27/480

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20511

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/

http://www.nessus.org/u?4014c957

http://www.nessus.org/u?030415ff

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106347

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.11

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 287103

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002803.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20511

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:H/I:N/A:N

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: 12/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20511