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Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-100576)

🗓️ 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Linux kernel i2c-stub stack out-of-bounds via unchecked I2C block transfer length in /dev/i2c-ioctl.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(336429);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-64191");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-100576)");

  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-2026-100576 advisory.

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

    i2c: stub: Reject I2C block transfers with invalid length

    The I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA case in stub_xfer() uses data->block[0]
    as the transfer length. The existing check only clamps it to avoid
    overrunning the chip->words[256] register array, but does not validate
    it against I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX (32), which is the limit of the union
    i2c_smbus_data.block buffer (34 bytes total). The driver is a
    development/test tool (CONFIG_I2C_STUB=m, not built by default)
    that must be loaded with a chip_addr= parameter.

    A local user with access to /dev/i2c-* can issue an I2C_SMBUS ioctl
    with I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA and data->block[0] > 32, causing
    stub_xfer() to read or write past the end of the union
    i2c_smbus_data.block buffer:

     BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in stub_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c:223)
     Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800abcfd92 by task exploit/81
     Call Trace:
      <TASK>
      stub_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c:223)
      __i2c_smbus_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c:593)
      i2c_smbus_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c:536)
      i2cdev_ioctl_smbus (drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c:391)
      i2cdev_ioctl (drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c:478)
      __x64_sys_ioctl (fs/ioctl.c:583)
      do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)
      entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)
      </TASK>

    The bug exists because i2c-stub implements .smbus_xfer directly,
    bypassing the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX validation in
    i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated(). The I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA case in the same
    function correctly validates against I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX, but the
    I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA case does not.

    Fix by rejecting transfers with data->block[0] == 0 or
    data->block[0] > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX with -EINVAL, consistent with
    both the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA case in the same function and the
    I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA validation in i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated().

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-2026-100576
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8316b121");
  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072052-CVE-2026-64191-42fe@gregkh
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d0115750");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64191");
  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:U/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-2026-64191");

  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:"2026/07/20");
  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
4.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score4.9
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00127
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