In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: video: fbdev: nvidiafb: Use strscpy() to prevent buffer overflow Coverity complains of a possible buffer overflow. However, given the 'static' scope of nvidia_setup_i2c_bus() it looks like that can't happen after examiniing the call sites. CID 19036 (#1 of 1): Copy into fixed size buffer (STRING_OVERFLOW) 1. fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 48-character fixed-size string chan->adapter.name by copying name without checking the length. 2. parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the source argument is a parameter of the current function. 89 strcpy(chan->adapter.name, name); Fix this warning by using strscpy() which will silence the warning and prevent any future buffer overflows should the names used to identify the channel become much longer.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990455 advisory.

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

    video: fbdev: nvidiafb: Use strscpy() to prevent buffer overflow

    Coverity complains of a possible buffer overflow. However,     given the 'static' scope of nvidia_setup_i2c_bus() it looks     like that can't happen after examiniing the call sites.

    CID 19036 (#1 of 1): Copy into fixed size buffer (STRING_OVERFLOW)     1. fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 48-character fixed-size string       chan->adapter.name by copying name without checking the length.
    2. parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the       source argument is a parameter of the current function.
     89        strcpy(chan->adapter.name, name);

    Fix this warning by using strscpy() which will silence the warning and     prevent any future buffer overflows should the names used to identify the     channel become much longer.

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.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989215 advisory.

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

    video: fbdev: nvidiafb: Use strscpy() to prevent buffer overflow

    Coverity complains of a possible buffer overflow. However,     given the 'static' scope of nvidia_setup_i2c_bus() it looks     like that can't happen after examiniing the call sites.

    CID 19036 (#1 of 1): Copy into fixed size buffer (STRING_OVERFLOW)     1. fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 48-character fixed-size string       chan->adapter.name by copying name without checking the length.
    2. parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the       source argument is a parameter of the current function.
     89        strcpy(chan->adapter.name, name);

    Fix this warning by using strscpy() which will silence the warning and     prevent any future buffer overflows should the names used to identify the     channel become much longer.

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.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990107 advisory.

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

    video: fbdev: nvidiafb: Use strscpy() to prevent buffer overflow

    Coverity complains of a possible buffer overflow. However,     given the 'static' scope of nvidia_setup_i2c_bus() it looks     like that can't happen after examiniing the call sites.

    CID 19036 (#1 of 1): Copy into fixed size buffer (STRING_OVERFLOW)     1. fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 48-character fixed-size string       chan->adapter.name by copying name without checking the length.
    2. parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the       source argument is a parameter of the current function.
     89        strcpy(chan->adapter.name, name);

    Fix this warning by using strscpy() which will silence the warning and     prevent any future buffer overflows should the names used to identify the     channel become much longer.

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.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-987568 advisory.

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

    video: fbdev: nvidiafb: Use strscpy() to prevent buffer overflow

    Coverity complains of a possible buffer overflow. However,     given the 'static' scope of nvidia_setup_i2c_bus() it looks     like that can't happen after examiniing the call sites.

    CID 19036 (#1 of 1): Copy into fixed size buffer (STRING_OVERFLOW)     1. fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 48-character fixed-size string       chan->adapter.name by copying name without checking the length.
    2. parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the       source argument is a parameter of the current function.
     89        strcpy(chan->adapter.name, name);

    Fix this warning by using strscpy() which will silence the warning and     prevent any future buffer overflows should the names used to identify the     channel become much longer.

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.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2021-47248: udp: fix race between close() and udp_abort() (bsc#1224867).
    - CVE-2022-49051: net: usb: aqc111: Fix out-of-bounds accesses in RX fixup (bsc#1237903).
    - CVE-2022-49053: scsi: target: tcmu: Fix possible page UAF (bsc#1237918).
    - CVE-2022-49275: can: m_can: m_can_tx_handler(): fix use after free of skb (bsc#1238719).
    - CVE-2022-49413: bfq: Update cgroup information before merging bio (bsc#1238710).
    - CVE-2022-49465: blk-throttle: Set BIO_THROTTLED when bio has been throttled (bsc#1238919).
    - CVE-2022-49545: ALSA: usb-audio: Cancel pending work at closing a MIDI substream (bsc#1238729).
    - CVE-2022-49563: crypto: qat - add param check for RSA (bsc#1238787).
    - CVE-2022-49564: crypto: qat - add param check for DH (bsc#1238789).
    - CVE-2022-49739: gfs2: Always check inode size of inline inodes (bsc#1240207).
    - CVE-2023-52935: mm/khugepaged: fix ->anon_vma race (bsc#1240276).
    - CVE-2024-56642: tipc: Fix use-after-free of kernel socket in cleanup_bearer() (bsc#1235433).
    - CVE-2024-56651: can: hi311x: hi3110_can_ist(): fix potential use-after-free (bsc#1235528).
    - CVE-2024-57996: net_sched: sch_sfq: do not allow 1 packet limit (bsc#1239076).
    - CVE-2024-58014: wifi: brcmsmac: add gain range check to wlc_phy_iqcal_gainparams_nphy() (bsc#1239109).
    - CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table (bsc#1238911).
    - CVE-2025-21780: drm/amdgpu: avoid buffer overflow attach in smu_sys_set_pp_table() (bsc#1239115).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.

    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2022-49053: scsi: target: tcmu: Fix possible page UAF (bsc#1237918).
    - CVE-2022-49465: blk-throttle: Set BIO_THROTTLED when bio has been throttled (bsc#1238919).
    - CVE-2022-49739: gfs2: Always check inode size of inline inodes (bsc#1240207).
    - CVE-2023-52935: mm/khugepaged: fix ->anon_vma race (bsc#1240276).
    - CVE-2024-53124: net: fix data-races around sk->sk_forward_alloc (bsc#1234074).
    - CVE-2024-53176: smb: During unmount, ensure all cached dir instances drop their dentry (bsc#1234894).
    - CVE-2024-53178: smb: Do not leak cfid when reconnect races with open_cached_dir (bsc#1234895).
    - CVE-2024-56651: can: hi311x: hi3110_can_ist(): fix potential use-after-free (bsc#1235528).
    - CVE-2024-57996: net_sched: sch_sfq: do not allow 1 packet limit (bsc#1239076).
    - CVE-2024-58013: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_sync     (bsc#1239095).
    - CVE-2024-58014: wifi: brcmsmac: add gain range check to wlc_phy_iqcal_gainparams_nphy() (bsc#1239109).
    - CVE-2025-21693: mm: zswap: properly synchronize freeing resources during CPU hotunplug (bsc#1237029).
    - CVE-2025-21718: net: rose: fix timer races against user threads (bsc#1239073).
    - CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table (bsc#1238911).
    - CVE-2025-21780: drm/amdgpu: avoid buffer overflow attach in smu_sys_set_pp_table() (bsc#1239115).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.


    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2024-2201: Fixed information leak in x86/BHI (bsc#1217339).
    - CVE-2024-41092: drm/i915/gt: Fix potential UAF by revoke of fence registers (bsc#1228483).
    - CVE-2024-42098: crypto: ecdh - explicitly zeroize private_key (bsc#1228779).
    - CVE-2024-42229: crypto: aead,cipher - zeroize key buffer after use (bsc#1228708).
    - CVE-2024-57996: net_sched: sch_sfq: do not allow 1 packet limit (bsc#1239076).
    - CVE-2024-58014: wifi: brcmsmac: add gain range check to wlc_phy_iqcal_gainparams_nphy() (bsc#1239109).
    - CVE-2025-21718: net: rose: fix timer races against user threads (bsc#1239073).
    - CVE-2025-21780: drm/amdgpu: avoid buffer overflow attach in smu_sys_set_pp_table() (bsc#1239115).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - video: fbdev: nvidiafb: Use strscpy() to prevent buffer overflow Coverity complains of a possible buffer     overflow. However, given the 'static' scope of nvidia_setup_i2c_bus() it looks like that can't happen     after examiniing the call sites. CID 19036 (#1 of 1): Copy into fixed size buffer (STRING_OVERFLOW) 1.
    fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 48-character fixed-size string chan->adapter.name by copying name     without checking the length. 2. parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the     source argument is a parameter of the current function. 89 strcpy(chan->adapter.name, name); Fix this     warning by using strscpy() which will silence the warning and prevent any future buffer overflows should     the names used to identify the channel become much longer. (CVE-2021-47642)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
274166	Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990455)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
273320	Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989215)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
272595	Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990107)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
271025	Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987568)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
234484	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
234407	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
233410	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
230161	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-47642	Nessus	Misc.	high

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