Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002307)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287593

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-2026-002307 advisory.

The sctp_sf_do_5_2_4_dupcook function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.5 does not properly handle associations during the processing of a duplicate COOKIE ECHO chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP traffic.

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?0d2d1604

http://www.nessus.org/u?35a6cec0

http://www.nessus.org/u?bdc1d461

http://www.nessus.org/u?d1363cfa

http://www.nessus.org/u?8b4a4f5f

http://www.nessus.org/u?b134275c

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

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/21/1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976562

http://www.nessus.org/u?ab03fc25

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2206

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287593

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002307.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-2206

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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: 6/20/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2206