Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003593)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 288491

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-2026-003593 advisory.

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 has a NULL pointer dereference via an incomplete address in an endpoint 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?cc527e4f

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

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

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/27/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/27/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/27/3

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?5decb492

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15098

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K61214359

http://www.nessus.org/u?89b2c72c

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4184-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 288491

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003593.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15098

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

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: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: 8/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15098