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Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003775)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 288413
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-2026-003775 advisory.An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system 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?c4b4df4e
http://www.nessus.org/u?2305893a
http://www.nessus.org/u?390095f8
http://www.nessus.org/u?40191551
http://www.nessus.org/u?8cf4f176
http://www.nessus.org/u?5b6306fb
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108550
http://www.nessus.org/u?a8ac1c86
http://www.nessus.org/u?3e337e55
http://www.nessus.org/u?a3194c6e
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/6/3/526
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12614
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315
http://www.nessus.org/u?ac457bd6
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 288413
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003775.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Temporal Score: 3.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12614
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.1
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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: 6/3/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-12614