Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-004520)

high Nessus Plugin ID 290224

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-2026-004520 advisory.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.1. net/bluetooth/hci_event.c has a slab out-of- bounds read in hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt, aka CID-51c19bf3d5cf.

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?570584d7

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.1

http://www.nessus.org/u?b8b8f9f6

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-36386

http://www.nessus.org/u?f399f3b6

http://www.nessus.org/u?ad08b48a

https://syzkaller.appspot.com/text?tag=ReproC&x=15ca2f46900000

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 290224

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-004520.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-36386

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-36386