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Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003846)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 288685
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-2026-003846 advisory.In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
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?ebd67f81
http://www.nessus.org/u?9ca4b6d1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8
https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64
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
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-10942
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 288685
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003846.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/17/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10942
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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: 3/24/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-10942