Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000331)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-000331 advisory. An infinite loop issue was found in the vhostnet kernel module in Linux Kernel up to and including v5.1-rc6, while handling incoming packets in handlerx. It could...

Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS

An infinite loop issue was found in the vhostnet kernel module while handling incoming packets in handlerx. The infinite loop could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe a remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhostnet kernel thread,...

PT-2019-4107 · Linux +7 · Linux Kernel +7

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions 2.6.34 through 5.2.x Description: A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's vhost functionality, which translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs and logs buffer descriptors during migration. This flaw can be...