Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003994)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 288459

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-2026-003994 advisory.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. Out of bounds access exists in the functions ath6kl_wmi_pstream_timeout_event_rx and ath6kl_wmi_cac_event_rx in the file drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c.

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?ca65c4c8

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

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

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3

http://www.nessus.org/u?76aa0e9b

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15926

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32034450

http://www.nessus.org/u?8413c2b9

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 288459

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003994.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15926

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: 1/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15926