Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002311)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 287513

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-2026-002311 advisory.

The perf_callchain_user_64 function in arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 on ppc64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit userspace backtrace.

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?6a62845a

http://www.nessus.org/u?cdb88b81

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/4

http://www.nessus.org/u?62b02229

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76401

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033728

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218454

http://www.nessus.org/u?eafff4d4

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6526

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 287513

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002311.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-2015-6526

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: 8/18/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6526