Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001198)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 290544

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-2026-001198 advisory.

The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk 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?258b607d

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10174835/

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5750

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4120

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040319

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 290544

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-001198.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: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5750

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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: 1/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5750