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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001078)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 290264
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-2026-001078 advisory.Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the magicmouse_raw_event function in drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c in the Magic Mouse HID driver in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3 allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with an event.
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?490ba837
http://www.nessus.org/u?b15456f4
http://www.nessus.org/u?a205692b
http://www.nessus.org/u?f0ab19d3
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69779
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141173
http://www.nessus.org/u?7564f3c9
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 290264
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-001078.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: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3181
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/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: 1/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3181