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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001230)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 290978
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-2026-001230 advisory.kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.
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?063ecf5d
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104055
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 290978
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-001230.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: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1108
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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: 4/12/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-1108