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Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002822)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 287608
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-2026-002822 advisory.The tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.1 allows local users (who are physically proximate for inserting a crafted USB device) to gain privileges by leveraging a write-what-where condition that occurs after a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference.
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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1505905
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/238
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15102
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
http://www.nessus.org/u?0ca9b13b
http://www.nessus.org/u?24eb7ab5
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 287608
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-002822.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: Local
Published: 1/15/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.46
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15102
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/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/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: 11/13/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-15102