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Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003903)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 288621
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-2026-003903 advisory.An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. sg_write lacks an sg_remove_request call in a certain failure case, aka CID-83c6f2390040.
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?4f638143
http://www.nessus.org/u?b72050f7
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
http://www.nessus.org/u?35bb1e87
http://www.nessus.org/u?1470f712
http://www.nessus.org/u?d3e3a91c
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/13/870
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12770
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4419-1/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 288621
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003903.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/17/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12770
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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: 5/9/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-12770