Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004036)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 288854

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-2026-004036 advisory.

In the Linux kernel before 5.1.6, there is a use-after-free in cpia2_exit() in drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c that will cause denial of service, aka CID-dea37a972655.

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?9d07acc8

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

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.6

http://www.nessus.org/u?27b4af24

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19966

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 288854

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-004036.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-19966

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: 6/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-19966