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Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-100526)

🗓️ 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Use-after-free in Linux kernel intel_qat driver during SR-IOV VF2PF interrupt teardown in adf_disable_sriov().

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(336836);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-64438");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-100526)");

  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-2026-100526 advisory.

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

    crypto: qat - fix VF2PF work teardown race in adf_disable_sriov()

    The VF2PF interrupt handler queues PF-side response work that stores a
    raw pointer to per-VF state (struct adf_accel_vf_info). Currently,
    adf_disable_sriov() destroys per-VF mutexes and frees vf_info without
    stopping new VF2PF work or waiting for in-flight workers to complete. A
    concurrently scheduled or already queued worker can then dereference
    freed memory.

    This manifests as a use-after-free when KASAN is enabled:

      BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mutex_lock+0x76/0xe0
      Write of size 8 at addr 0000000000000260 by task kworker/24:2/...
      Workqueue: qat_pf2vf_resp_wq adf_iov_send_resp [intel_qat]
      Call Trace:
        kasan_report+0x119/0x140
        mutex_lock+0x76/0xe0
        adf_gen4_pfvf_send+0xd4/0x1f0 [intel_qat]
        adf_recv_and_handle_vf2pf_msg+0x290/0x360 [intel_qat]
        adf_iov_send_resp+0x8c/0xe0 [intel_qat]
        process_one_work+0x6ac/0xfd0
        worker_thread+0x4dd/0xd30
        kthread+0x326/0x410
        ret_from_fork+0x33b/0x670

    Add a PF-local flag, vf2pf_disabled, that gates work queueing, worker
    processing, and interrupt re-enabling during teardown. Set this flag
    atomically with the hardware interrupt mask inside
    adf_disable_all_vf2pf_interrupts(). After masking, synchronize the AE
    cluster MSI-X interrupt and flush the PF response workqueue before
    tearing down per-VF locks and state so all in-flight work completes
    before vf_info is destroyed.

    Introduce adf_enable_all_vf2pf_interrupts() to clear the flag and
    unmask all VF2PF interrupts under the same lock when SR-IOV is
    re-enabled. This ensures the software flag and hardware state transition
    atomically on both the enable and disable paths.

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-2026-100526
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9b43a8a5");
  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072538-CVE-2026-64438-13b5@gregkh
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?91405515");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64438");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/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:C/C:H/I:H/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-2026-64438");

  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:"2026/07/25");
  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:"^20.1050a([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1050a', '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': '1050a',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-27.18.uelc20', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-27.18.uelc20', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-27.18.uelc20', 'sp':'1050a', '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
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00135
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