Unity Linux 20.1060a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003751)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 288785

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-2026-003751 advisory.

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel, version kernel-2.6.32, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service (system crash) or, possibly execute arbitrary code, when the lbs_ibss_join_existing function is called after a STA connects to an AP.

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?68240d20

http://www.nessus.org/u?322d4a03

http://www.nessus.org/u?642d866b

http://www.nessus.org/u?a3ddb6db

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14896

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?14f03238

http://www.nessus.org/u?a1e53357

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14896

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-2/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 288785

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-003751.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14896

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 11/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14896