Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003463)

high Nessus Plugin ID 287913

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-2026-003463 advisory.

drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

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?3aa97d53

http://www.nessus.org/u?aa90641d

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJ

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16526

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287913

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003463.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-16526

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: 11/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16526