Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003319)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287585

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-2026-003319 advisory.

The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages.

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?9aa4ddd1

http://www.nessus.org/u?e3124914

http://www.nessus.org/u?de58c590

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/40

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101954

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190

https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3535

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069702

http://www.nessus.org/u?5fa3792d

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16939

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287585

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003319.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: 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-2017-16939

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 11/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16939