drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-001647 advisory.

    drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that     sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service     (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

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.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-002574 advisory.

    drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that     sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service     (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

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.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-002790 advisory.

    drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that     sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service     (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
290732	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001647)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
287765	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002574)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
287541	Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002790)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium

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