Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002138)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 287298

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-2026-002138 advisory.

The __clear_user function in arch/arm64/lib/clear_user.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading one byte beyond a /dev/zero page boundary.

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?027e84da

http://www.nessus.org/u?c14ef313

http://secunia.com/advisories/62305

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/5

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71082

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163744

http://www.nessus.org/u?2c9aae15

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7843

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 287298

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002138.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-7843

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:N/I:N/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: 11/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7843