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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: wireshark (UTSA-2026-005277)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 298180

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-2026-005277 advisory.

 Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

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 wireshark package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b9837cfe

https://gitee.com/src-openeuler/wireshark/issues/ICCNYN

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5601

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 298180

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-005277.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/6/2026

Updated: 2/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5601

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 2/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5601