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Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003601)
high Nessus Plugin ID 288838
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-2026-003601 advisory.An issue was discovered in rds_tcp_kill_sock in net/rds/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.8. There is a race condition leading to a use-after-free, related to net namespace cleanup.
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
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465
http://www.nessus.org/u?ff0e1b9f
http://www.nessus.org/u?475f5ebb
http://www.nessus.org/u?c7b976b7
http://www.nessus.org/u?31af4c97
http://www.nessus.org/u?5dc2f18c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108283
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.8
http://www.nessus.org/u?403d0194
http://www.nessus.org/u?b2c2436c
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11815
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0003/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32019083
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4005-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-3/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 288838
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003601.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11815
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 5/8/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-11815