Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003359)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287826

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-2026-003359 advisory.

A kernel data leak due to an out-of-bound read was found in the Linux kernel in inet_diag_msg_sctp{,l}addr_fill() and sctp_get_sctp_info() functions present since version 4.7-rc1 through version 4.13. A data leak happens when these functions fill in sockaddr data structures used to export socket's diagnostic information. As a result, up to 100 bytes of the slab data could be leaked to a userspace.

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?6ae84ecc

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/338

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100466

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039221

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7558

https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=150348777122761&w=2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7558

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287826

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003359.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7558

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:H/I:N/A:N

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: 8/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7558