Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-131783)

high Nessus Plugin ID 366579

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-2026-131783 advisory.

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's af_unix component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

The unix_stream_sendpage() function tries to add data to the last skb in the peer's recv queue without locking the queue. Thus there is a race where unix_stream_sendpage() could access an skb locklessly that is being released by garbage collection, resulting in use-after-free.

We recommend upgrading past commit 790c2f9d15b594350ae9bca7b236f2b1859de02c.

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://kernel.dance/790c2f9d15b594350ae9bca7b236f2b1859de02c

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4622

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4622

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492

http://www.nessus.org/u?5264f8e6

http://www.nessus.org/u?6032ef44

http://www.nessus.org/u?ac3aa340

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 366579

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-131783.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/16/2026

Updated: 10/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4622

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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: 10/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4622