Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-143123)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 370766

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-2026-143123 advisory.

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

crypto: pcrypt - Fix handling of MAY_BACKLOG requests

MAY_BACKLOG requests can return EBUSY. Handle them by checking for that value and filtering out EINPROGRESS notifications.

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-2026-43493

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43493

http://www.nessus.org/u?0383ddf5

http://www.nessus.org/u?1aa8dc0c

http://www.nessus.org/u?50df4bdc

http://www.nessus.org/u?50ffdd9d

http://www.nessus.org/u?5a37887b

http://www.nessus.org/u?737c687a

http://www.nessus.org/u?98658893

http://www.nessus.org/u?b3ae7aab

http://www.nessus.org/u?c8ad8141

http://www.nessus.org/u?e124df1f

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 370766

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-143123.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/22/2026

Updated: 10/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.14

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-2026-43493

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: 10/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-43493