Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-006701)

high Nessus Plugin ID 305388

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-2026-006701 advisory.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()

Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f (cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly), adjust cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.

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?edc1532c

http://www.nessus.org/u?01879e5e

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39864

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305388

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-006701.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 4/8/2026

Updated: 4/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39864

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-39864