Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004209)

high Nessus Plugin ID 288334

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-2026-004209 advisory.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

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?63c8c50b

http://www.nessus.org/u?16471c42

http://www.nessus.org/u?ddb9a127

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14386

http://www.nessus.org/u?1bd002ca

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?43857dce

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/146

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14386

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 288334

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-004209.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2020-14386

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: 9/4/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14386