Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004226)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 288182

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-2026-004226 advisory.

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel where in the spk_ttyio_receive_buf2() function, it would dereference spk_ttyio_synth without checking whether it is NULL or not, and may lead to a NULL-ptr deref crash.

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?7cc9b47f

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/08/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/08/4

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919900

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-27830

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0004/

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 288182

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-004226.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27830

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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: 1/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27830