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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-986601)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 268368

Synopsis

The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-986601 advisory.

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

 HID: usbhid: free raw_report buffers in usbhid_stop

 Free the unsent raw_report buffers when the device is removed.

 Fixes a memory leak reported by syzbot at:
 https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=7b4fa7cb1a7c2d3342a2a8a6c53371c8c418ab47

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.

Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?69fa4a4c

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47405

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 268368

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-986601.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 10/7/2025

Updated: 10/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-47405

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47405