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Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003688)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 288641
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-2026-003688 advisory.An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the flexcop_usb_probe function in the drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c driver.
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?7d042478
http://www.nessus.org/u?25004951
http://www.nessus.org/u?eb669b6b
http://www.nessus.org/u?5b6306fb
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15291
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
http://www.nessus.org/u?a7c2bfa4
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 288641
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003688.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15291
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 4.2
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: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: 8/20/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-15291