Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: policycoreutils (UTSA-2026-130390)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 366308

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-2026-130390 advisory.

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in selinux policycoreutils seunshares allows auser that is running in unconfined context to kill e.g. root-owned processes running also in unconfined context

This issue affects policycoreutils through 3.10.

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 policycoreutils package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 366308

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-130390.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Unity Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/15/2026

Updated: 10/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.45

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59677

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Threat Score: 4.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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: 10/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-59677

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