Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003089)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287358

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-2026-003089 advisory.

Race condition in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted /dev/snd/seq ioctl calls, related to sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c and sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c.

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?f69aeaf6

http://www.nessus.org/u?4839c835

http://www.nessus.org/u?b68b2257

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/3

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101288

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039561

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3822

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3823

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062520

http://www.nessus.org/u?c18b1113

http://www.nessus.org/u?148b2157

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15265

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?9166970d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287358

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003089.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15265

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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: 10/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15265