Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: dracut (UTSA-2026-102611)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 81 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-15816 | 7 Aug 202610:33 | – | attackerkb | |
| AlmaLinux 9 : dracut (ALSA-2026:54571) | 14 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 8 : dracut (ALSA-2026:54575) | 14 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 10 : dracut (ALSA-2026:54576) | 14 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| MiracleLinux 8 : dracut-049-246.git20260728.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-1556:05) | 18 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Oracle Linux 9 : dracut (ELSA-2026-54571) | 14 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Oracle Linux 8 : dracut (ELSA-2026-54575) | 15 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Oracle Linux 10 : dracut (ELSA-2026-54576) | 14 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 9 : dracut (RHSA-2026:54571) | 13 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 8 : dracut (RHSA-2026:54575) | 13 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(337861);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/18");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-15816");
script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: dracut (UTSA-2026-102611)");
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-2026-102611 advisory.
A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under
the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data
derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP
server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its
emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.
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-2026-102611
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?06816463");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected dracut package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/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:A/AC:H/PR:N/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-2026-15816");
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:"2026/08/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/18");
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 && 'loongarch64' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'UOS Server', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '20',
'sp': '1050a',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'dracut-049-246.git20260728.0.1.uelc20.05', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'dracut-049-246.git20260728.0.1.uelc20.05', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'dracut-049-246.git20260728.0.1.uelc20.05', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'loongarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'dracut-049-246.git20260728.0.1.uelc20.05', '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, 'dracut');
}
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18 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00259
SSVC