Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: libkcapi (UTSA-2026-124528)

high Nessus Plugin ID 349864

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-2026-124528 advisory.

Memory Corruption via Uncanceled AIO Requests on Error: libkcapi's one-shot AIO path can return an error before all submitted IOCBs are drained, allowing later kernel writes into caller-owned output buffers.

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 libkcapi package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71226

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462114

http://www.nessus.org/u?e60700af

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 349864

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-124528.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 9/24/2026

Updated: 9/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.57

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-71226

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 9/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-71226