Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000891)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 283818

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-2026-000891 advisory.

The ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a USB device without both a master and a slave interface.

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?b211e152

http://www.nessus.org/u?55471ac5

http://www.nessus.org/u?fc185d7c

http://www.nessus.org/u?8e0da47e

http://www.nessus.org/u?dd2d5df5

http://www.nessus.org/u?43ad043b

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/30/6

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035441

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971628

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320060

http://www.nessus.org/u?d443679b

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3689

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 283818

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-000891.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3689

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/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: 1/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3689