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Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002277)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 287497
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-2026-002277 advisory.The usbvision driver in the Linux kernel package 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 through 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a nonzero bInterfaceNumber value in a USB device descriptor.
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?39c84df7
http://www.nessus.org/u?f038b32a
http://www.nessus.org/u?dd0aec87
http://www.nessus.org/u?781faab0
http://www.nessus.org/u?ff3f6632
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426
http://www.nessus.org/u?1318eaf1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536629
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77030
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034452
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 287497
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002277.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/15/2026
Updated: 1/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7833
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 4.2
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:P/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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-7833