Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003580)

high Nessus Plugin ID 288332

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-2026-003580 advisory.

The udl_fb_mmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c at the Linux kernel version 3.4 and up to and including 4.15 has an integer-overflow vulnerability allowing local users with access to the udldrmfb driver to obtain full read and write permissions on kernel physical pages, resulting in a code execution in kernel space.

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?e5b7319a

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html

https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/211845/

https://research.checkpoint.com/mmap-vulnerabilities-linux-kernel/

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8781

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 288332

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003580.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8781

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/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: 3/21/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8781