Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002407)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287491

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-2026-002407 advisory.

The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system 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?48710c69

http://www.nessus.org/u?bfd9af3b

http://www.nessus.org/u?2d86144f

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.8

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952197

http://www.nessus.org/u?cd19ad5e

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-3301

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287491

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002407.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-3301

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-3301