Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003065)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287763

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-2026-003065 advisory.

The IP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039.

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?b1b993f6

http://www.nessus.org/u?8f8506fa

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0004.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/11

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93562

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384991

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1001486

http://www.nessus.org/u?2a1a4c1a

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8666

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287763

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003065.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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8666

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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: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: 10/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8666