Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: wireshark (UTSA-2026-005368)

high Nessus Plugin ID 299844

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-2026-005368 advisory.

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0 to 3.0.8, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.14, the LTE RRC dissector could leak memory.
This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lte-rrc.c by adjusting certain append operations.

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?2008434f

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9431

http://www.nessus.org/u?48f13d33

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 299844

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-005368.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/24/2026

Updated: 2/24/2026

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-2020-9431

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: 2/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-9431