Unity Linux 20.1020e / 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-142679)

high Nessus Plugin ID 370731

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-2026-142679 advisory.

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

net: ipip: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink

ipip_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in t->net can rewrite a tunnel that lives in t->net.

Gate ipip_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed.

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-2026-72053

http://www.nessus.org/u?479b6bde

http://www.nessus.org/u?bbd7237c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 370731

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-142679.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/22/2026

Updated: 10/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7

Percentile: 98.06

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-72053

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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: 10/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-72053