Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: mysql (UTSA-2026-017794)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 313892

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-2026-017794 advisory.

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.22 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data.
CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.0 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

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 mysql package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 313892

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-017794.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Family: Unity Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/11/2026

Updated: 5/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2048

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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: 5/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-2048

Detections

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