Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003577)

high Nessus Plugin ID 288423

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-2026-003577 advisory.

There is heap-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel, all versions up to, excluding 5.3, in the marvell wifi chip driver in Linux kernel, that allows local users to cause a denial of service(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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?2fffcbd1

http://www.nessus.org/u?00315267

http://www.nessus.org/u?e9f5a89f

http://www.nessus.org/u?8cf4f176

http://www.nessus.org/u?70bd9b7a

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/28/1

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0174

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0328

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0339

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-14814

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14814

http://www.nessus.org/u?89b3cd9e

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?4cb4707f

http://www.nessus.org/u?61af7265

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14814

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/28/1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 288423

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003577.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14814

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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: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: 1/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14814