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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000875)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 290530
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-2026-000875 advisory.Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
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?5f95a9c0
http://www.nessus.org/u?db48ca6c
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/364566062336978944
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 290530
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-000875.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: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4205
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 1/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-4205