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Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-146845)

🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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RCU usage warning in the Linux kernel xfrm_trans_reinject function.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(373220);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/28");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-98369");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-146845)");

  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-2026-146845 advisory.

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

    xfrm: add missing rcu_read_lock(), skb_dst_force() and dev_hold() for xfrm_trans_reinject()

    syzbot reported a suspicious RCU usage warning in ip6_pkt_drop():

      WARNING: suspicious RCU usage in ip6_pkt_drop
      include/net/addrconf.h:389 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!

      Call Trace:
       __in6_dev_get_safely include/net/addrconf.h:389 [inline]
       ip6_pkt_drop+0x596/0x610 net/ipv6/route.c:4620
       ip6_pkt_discard+0x1c/0x30 net/ipv6/route.c:4651
       xfrm_trans_reinject+0x324/0x630 net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c:806
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
       worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486

    When commit 4f4920669d21 (xfrm: Reinject transport-mode packets through
    workqueue) converted xfrm_trans_reinject from a tasklet to a workqueue,
    the reinjection loop ceased running in softirq context. Workqueue workers
    run in process context where local_bh_disable() does not enter an RCU
    read-side critical section under CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU.

    Because finish callbacks (such as ip6_rcv_finish) expect to run under an
    RCU read lock (performing route lookups, l3mdev lookups, and accessing
    RCU-protected data structures), invoking them in workqueue context without
    rcu_read_lock() triggers RCU lockdep warnings.

    Furthermore, packets queued to the workqueue via xfrm_trans_queue_net()
    may carry non-refcounted (noref) dst entries (e.g. from ip_route_input_noref).
    Additionally, on netdevice unregistration, dst_dev_put() replaces dst->dev
    with blackhole_netdev, so dst entries do not keep skb->dev alive while
    queued in the workqueue.

    Fix these issues by:
    1. Calling skb_dst_force(skb) in xfrm_trans_queue_net() while still in the
       caller's RCU section to ensure dst is reference-counted before queuing.
    2. Holding a reference on skb->dev via dev_hold()/dev_put() across workqueue
       deferral so skb->dev remains valid during finish() callback processing.
    3. Acquiring rcu_read_lock() around the finish callback invocation loop in
       xfrm_trans_reinject().

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-2026-146845
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?92de20a5");
  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026100623-CVE-2026-98369-2a56@gregkh
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?30c83102");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98369");
  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-2026-98369");

  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:"2026/10/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/28");

  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':'kernel-4.19.0-91.82.132.24.uelc20', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.0-91.82.132.24.uelc20', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.0-91.82.132.24.uelc20', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'loongarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.0-91.82.132.24.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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28 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00136
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