Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003335)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 287671

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-2026-003335 advisory.

The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.

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?1fa6eb54

http://www.nessus.org/u?802f044b

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037285

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393904

http://www.nessus.org/u?1cd832c3

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8645

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 287671

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003335.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

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-2016-8645

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: 11/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8645