| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 213 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the Linux operating system’s kernel, related to the lack of protection for service data, allows attackers to disclose protected information. | 23 Dec 202000:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2020-16120 affecting package kernel 5.10.189.1-1 | 9 Sep 202115:03 | – | cbl_mariner | |
| CVE-2020-16120 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.10.78.1-1 | 9 Apr 202206:52 | – | cbl_mariner | |
| USN-4578-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Cloud Foundry | 19 Nov 202000:00 | – | cloudfoundry | |
| CVE-2020-16120 | 8 Jul 202507:10 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2020-16120 | 10 Feb 202119:45 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-16120 Unprivileged overlay + shiftfs read access | 10 Feb 202119:45 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2020-16120 | 10 Feb 202119:45 | – | debiancve | |
| Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update | 12 Mar 202100:00 | – | oraclelinux | |
| Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update | 11 Mar 202100:00 | – | oraclelinux |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(288753);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/16");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-16120");
script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004322)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
UTSA-2026-004322 advisory.
Overlayfs did not properly perform permission checking when copying up files in an overlayfs and could be
exploited from within a user namespace, if, for example, unprivileged user namespaces were allowed. It was
possible to have a file not readable by an unprivileged user to be copied to a mountpoint controlled by
the user, like a removable device. This was introduced in kernel version 4.19 by commit d1d04ef (ovl:
stack file ops). This was fixed in kernel version 5.8 by commits 56230d9 (ovl: verify permissions in
ovl_path_open()), 48bd024 (ovl: switch to mounter creds in readdir) and 05acefb (ovl: check permission
to open real file). Additionally, commits 130fdbc (ovl: pass correct flags for opening real directory)
and 292f902 (ovl: call secutiry hook in ovl_real_ioctl()) in kernel 5.8 might also be desired or
necessary. These additional commits introduced a regression in overlay mounts within user namespaces which
prevented access to files with ownership outside of the user namespace. This regression was mitigated by
subsequent commit b6650da (ovl: do not fail because of O_NOATIMEi) in kernel 5.11.
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.");
# https://src.uniontech.com/#/security_advisory_detail?utsa_id=UTSA-2026-004322
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a8536881");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16120");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-16120");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/10/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/01/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Unity Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/UOS-Server/release", "Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'UOS Server' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'UOS Server');
if (! preg(pattern:"^20.1060e|20.1070e([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1060e / 20.1070e', 'UOS Server ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'amd64' >!< cpu && 'sw_64' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'UOS Server', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '20',
'sp': '1060e',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-46.38', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-46.38', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-46.38', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'sw_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-46.38', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
},
{
'release': '20',
'sp': '1070e',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-79.5', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-79.5', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-79.5', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_NOTE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'kernel');
}
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