Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002439)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287601

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-2026-002439 advisory.

The raw_cmd_copyin function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly handle error conditions during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to trigger kfree operations and gain privileges by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.

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?c12b288a

http://www.nessus.org/u?85320805

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?608f2a36

http://www.nessus.org/u?e4775e55

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0801.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/59262

http://secunia.com/advisories/59309

http://secunia.com/advisories/59406

http://secunia.com/advisories/59599

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67300

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299

http://www.nessus.org/u?520bd06b

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1737

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287601

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002439.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1737

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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: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: 5/9/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1737