Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004255)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 288198

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-2026-004255 advisory.

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has an Information Leak.

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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1759

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commits/master/arch/x86/kvm

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0002/

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-7222

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3933-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3933-2/

http://www.nessus.org/u?538a816b

http://www.nessus.org/u?8c2858fe

http://www.nessus.org/u?8e61e0ed

http://www.nessus.org/u?b7e162b1

http://www.nessus.org/u?d1b209b9

http://www.nessus.org/u?d28302fa

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/18/2

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106963

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 288198

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-004255.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

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-7222

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-7222