Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002508)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-002508 advisory. The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privilege...

The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.

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UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2094

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...