Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002495)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 287213

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-2026-002495 advisory.

In the Linux kernel before 4.9.6, there is an off by one in the drivers/mtd/spi-nor/cadence-quadspi.c cqspi_setup_flash() function. There are CQSPI_MAX_CHIPSELECT elements in the ->f_pdata array so the > should be >= instead.

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?4121aa1e

http://www.nessus.org/u?88d40b91

http://www.nessus.org/u?630ebcff

https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10764

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495

http://www.nessus.org/u?11db1b53

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 287213

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002495.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: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-10764

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 7/27/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10764