Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-146637)

high Nessus Plugin ID 373105

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-2026-146637 advisory.

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Quiesce response IRQ before freeing request queue

qla2xxx_delete_qpair() deletes the request queue before the response queue. qla25xx_delete_req_que() frees the request queue memory (kfree(req) in qla25xx_free_req_que()), but the response-queue MSI-X is only released later, in qla25xx_free_rsp_que(). In that window the response interrupt can still fire, qla2xxx_msix_rsp_q() queues qpair->q_work, and qla_do_work() -> qla24xx_process_response_queue() dereferences the now-freed rsp->req (LOGINOUT/CT/ELS entries and the status path), a use-after-free.

The cancel_work_sync() added for the qpair teardown lives in the response free path, which runs after the request queue is already freed, so it does not protect rsp->req.

Release the response-queue interrupt and flush qpair->q_work before deleting the request queue, so no late completion can reach the freed request queue. Clearing have_irq makes the subsequent qla25xx_free_rsp_que() skip its free_irq(), and the firmware queue-delete order (request then response) is preserved; the request-delete mailbox completes on the default vector and is unaffected by dropping the qpair response interrupt early.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 373105

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-146637.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Unity Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/28/2026

Updated: 10/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-89848

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-89848

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