Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003390)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287869

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-2026-003390 advisory.

The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.9 mishandles IPv6 reassembly, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, out-of-bounds write, and GPF) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes socket, connect, and writev system calls, related to net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c and net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv6_hooks.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?21388145

http://www.nessus.org/u?5d0d219c

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/10

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94626

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400904

http://www.nessus.org/u?4a0d4fe0

http://www.nessus.org/u?62c33328

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9755

https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg407525.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287869

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003390.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9755

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/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9755