Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003047)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 284918

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-2026-003047 advisory.

The hid_input_field function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out- of-bounds read) by connecting a device, as demonstrated by a Logitech DJ receiver.

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?0b93721f

http://www.nessus.org/u?f39c8c00

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138

http://www.nessus.org/u?64830a57

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7915

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 284918

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003047.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7915

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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: 1/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7915