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Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004387)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 287997
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-2026-004387 advisory.A buffer over-read (at the framebuffer layer) in the fbcon code in the Linux kernel before 5.8.15 could be used by local attackers to read kernel memory, aka CID-6735b4632def.
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?63612d87
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15
http://www.nessus.org/u?d83b0226
http://www.nessus.org/u?2812f4e2
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 287997
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-004387.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
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-2020-28915
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: 1/16/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-28915