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Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-099747)

🗓️ 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Unity Linux kernel RT scheduler bug causes CPU hardlockup via repeated self-IPIs in rto_next_cpu() when CPU0 is overloaded.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(337034);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-45919");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-099747)");

  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-2026-099747 advisory.

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

    sched/rt: Skip currently executing CPU in rto_next_cpu()

    CPU0 becomes overloaded when hosting a CPU-bound RT task, a non-CPU-bound
    RT task, and a CFS task stuck in kernel space. When other CPUs switch from
    RT to non-RT tasks, RT load balancing (LB) is triggered; with
    HAVE_RT_PUSH_IPI enabled, they send IPIs to CPU0 to drive the execution
    of rto_push_irq_work_func. During push_rt_task on CPU0,
    if next_task->prio < rq->donor->prio, resched_curr() sets NEED_RESCHED
    and after the push operation completes, CPU0 calls rto_next_cpu().
    Since only CPU0 is overloaded in this scenario, rto_next_cpu() should
    ideally return -1 (no further IPI needed).

    However, multiple CPUs invoking tell_cpu_to_push() during LB increments
    rd->rto_loop_next. Even when rd->rto_cpu is set to -1, the mismatch between
    rd->rto_loop and rd->rto_loop_next forces rto_next_cpu() to restart its
    search from -1. With CPU0 remaining overloaded (satisfying rt_nr_migratory
    && rt_nr_total > 1), it gets reselected, causing CPU0 to queue irq_work to
    itself and send self-IPIs repeatedly. As long as CPU0 stays overloaded and
    other CPUs run pull_rt_tasks(), it falls into an infinite self-IPI loop,
    which triggers a CPU hardlockup due to continuous self-interrupts.

    The trigging scenario is as follows:

             cpu0                      cpu1                    cpu2
                                    pull_rt_task
                                  tell_cpu_to_push
                     <------------irq_work_queue_on
    rto_push_irq_work_func
           push_rt_task
        resched_curr(rq)                                   pull_rt_task
        rto_next_cpu                                     tell_cpu_to_push
                          <-------------------------- atomic_inc(rto_loop_next)
    rd->rto_loop != next
         rto_next_cpu
       irq_work_queue_on
    rto_push_irq_work_func

    Fix redundant self-IPI by filtering the initiating CPU in rto_next_cpu().
    This solution has been verified to effectively eliminate spurious self-IPIs
    and prevent CPU hardlockup scenarios.

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-2026-099747
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b42c8d8c");
  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052724-CVE-2026-45919-5649@gregkh
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7181b32b");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45919");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-45919");

  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:"2026/04/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  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:"^20.1050e([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1050e', '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 && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'UOS Server', cpu);


var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1050e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-27.18.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-27.18.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-27.18.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', '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_WARNING,
      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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17 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.0013
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