Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004140)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 288801

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-2026-004140 advisory.

drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/technisat-usb2.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 has an out-of-bounds read via crafted USB device traffic (which may be remote via usbip or usbredir).

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?5f286e15

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?6f7bf21e

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?4cb4707f

http://www.nessus.org/u?61af7265

http://www.nessus.org/u?132823a2

http://www.nessus.org/u?ddcd09d8

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15505

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

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K28222050

http://www.nessus.org/u?097b01cd

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 288801

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-004140.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2019-15505

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: 8/23/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15505