Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000665)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 290895

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-2026-000665 advisory.

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not have an exit handler for the INVVPID instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.

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?ff93b6a8

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144825

http://www.nessus.org/u?89730fc4

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3646

http://www.nessus.org/u?303fb148

http://www.nessus.org/u?a205692b

http://www.nessus.org/u?f0ab19d3

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 290895

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-000665.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3646

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 1/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3646