Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002382)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287783

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-2026-002382 advisory.

An issue was discovered in fs/gfs2/rgrp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8. A use-after-free is caused by the functions gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry.

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

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/

http://www.nessus.org/u?79b45789

http://www.nessus.org/u?8cf4f176

http://www.nessus.org/u?70bd9b7a

http://www.nessus.org/u?e2bb70e0

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10905

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013

http://www.nessus.org/u?0566abd9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287783

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002382.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: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-10905

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: 8/19/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10905