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Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-006765)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 305428

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-2026-006765 advisory.

 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

 net/mlx5: DR, fix memory leak in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx

 when mlx5_cmd_exec failed in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx, the memory pointed by 'in' is not released, which will cause memory leak. Move memory release after mlx5_cmd_exec.

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?9a895b4d

http://www.nessus.org/u?586ae875

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53546

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 305428

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-006765.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 4/8/2026

Updated: 4/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-53546

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: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/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-53546