Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003498)

high Nessus Plugin ID 286320

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-2026-003498 advisory.

In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

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?39a22817

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5848

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01

http://www.nessus.org/u?15047a9d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 286320

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003498.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5848

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5848