Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-099770)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 336082

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-2026-099770 advisory.

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

net: ethernet: cortina: Carry over frag counter

The gmac_rx() NAPI poll function assembles packets in an SKB from a ring buffer.

If the ring buffer gets completely emptied during a poll cycle, we exit gmac_rx(), but the packet is not yet completely assembled in the SKB, yet the fragment counter frag_nr is reset to zero on the next invocation.

Solve this by making the RX fragment counter a part of the port struct, and carry it over between invocations.

Reset the fragment counter only right after calling napi_gro_frags(), on error (after calling napi_free_frags()) or if stopping the port.

Reset it in some place where not strictly necessary just to emphasize what is going on.

This was found by Sashiko during normal patch review.

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

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64055

http://www.nessus.org/u?5093e3ab

http://www.nessus.org/u?5ae20ac5

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 336082

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-099770.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 8/17/2026

Updated: 8/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.13

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-64055

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 8/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-64055