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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: mysql (UTSA-2026-017686)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 314088
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-2026-017686 advisory.Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Components Services).
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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?d2c3c51c
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 314088
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-017686.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 5/11/2026
Updated: 5/11/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2038
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2021-2038