Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002727)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 287220

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-2026-002727 advisory.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.19.3. crypto_report_one() and related functions in crypto/crypto_user.c (the crypto user configuration API) do not fully initialize structures that are copied to userspace, potentially leaking sensitive memory to user programs. NOTE: this is a CVE-2013-2547 regression but with easier exploitability because the attacker does not need a capability (however, the system must have the CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER kconfig option).

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?9a6b4693

http://www.nessus.org/u?3a51c5ae

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517

http://www.nessus.org/u?db0131db

https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.3

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19854

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3872-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-2/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 287220

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002727.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: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19854

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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: 11/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19854