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Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003965)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 288698
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-2026-003965 advisory.An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/zr364xx/zr364xx.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?8a05c9cd
http://www.nessus.org/u?00315267
http://www.nessus.org/u?e9f5a89f
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/5
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
http://www.nessus.org/u?0464a515
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15217
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
http://www.nessus.org/u?0cbbf996
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4286-1/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 288698
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003965.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-2019-15217
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: 8/19/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-15217