In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends When r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() returns negative, 'data' in usb_read{8,16,32} will not be initialized. BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725 string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline] string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725 vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806 va_format lib/vsprintf.c:1704 [inline] pointer+0x18e6/0x1f70 lib/vsprintf.c:2443 vsnprintf+0x1a9b/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2810 vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158 vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256 dev_vprintk_emit+0x5ef/0x6d0 drivers/base/core.c:4604 dev_printk_emit+0x1dd/0x21f drivers/base/core.c:4615 __dev_printk+0x3be/0x440 drivers/base/core.c:4627 _dev_info+0x1ea/0x22f drivers/base/core.c:4673 r871xu_drv_init+0x1929/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:401 usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621 __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752 driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline] __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899 bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970 device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017 bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405 usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238 usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293 really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621 __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752 driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline] __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899 bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970 device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017 bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405 usb_new_device+0x1b91/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5363 [inline] hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5507 [inline] port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5665 [inline] hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5747 process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x10d0/0x2240 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 Local variable data created at: usb_read8+0x5d/0x130 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c:33 r8712_read8+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_io.c:29 KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989570 advisory.

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

    staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends

    When r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() returns negative, 'data' in     usb_read{8,16,32} will not be initialized.

    BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]     BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725      string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]      string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725      vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806      va_format lib/vsprintf.c:1704 [inline]      pointer+0x18e6/0x1f70 lib/vsprintf.c:2443      vsnprintf+0x1a9b/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2810      vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158      vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256      dev_vprintk_emit+0x5ef/0x6d0 drivers/base/core.c:4604      dev_printk_emit+0x1dd/0x21f drivers/base/core.c:4615
     __dev_printk+0x3be/0x440 drivers/base/core.c:4627
     _dev_info+0x1ea/0x22f drivers/base/core.c:4673      r871xu_drv_init+0x1929/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:401      usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396      really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621
     __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752      driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
     __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899      bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
     __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970      device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017      bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487      device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405      usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170      usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238      usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293      really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621
     __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752      driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
     __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899      bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
     __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970      device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017      bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487      device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405      usb_new_device+0x1b91/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566      hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5363 [inline]      hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5507 [inline]      port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5665 [inline]      hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5747      process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2289      worker_thread+0x10d0/0x2240 kernel/workqueue.c:2436      kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:376      ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

    Local variable data created at:
     usb_read8+0x5d/0x130 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c:33      r8712_read8+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_io.c:29

    KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init     https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8

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-2025-987642 advisory.

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

    staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends

    When r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() returns negative, 'data' in     usb_read{8,16,32} will not be initialized.

    BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]     BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725      string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]      string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725      vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806      va_format lib/vsprintf.c:1704 [inline]      pointer+0x18e6/0x1f70 lib/vsprintf.c:2443      vsnprintf+0x1a9b/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2810      vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158      vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256      dev_vprintk_emit+0x5ef/0x6d0 drivers/base/core.c:4604      dev_printk_emit+0x1dd/0x21f drivers/base/core.c:4615
     __dev_printk+0x3be/0x440 drivers/base/core.c:4627
     _dev_info+0x1ea/0x22f drivers/base/core.c:4673      r871xu_drv_init+0x1929/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:401      usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396      really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621
     __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752      driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
     __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899      bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
     __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970      device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017      bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487      device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405      usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170      usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238      usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293      really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621
     __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752      driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
     __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899      bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
     __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970      device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017      bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487      device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405      usb_new_device+0x1b91/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566      hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5363 [inline]      hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5507 [inline]      port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5665 [inline]      hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5747      process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2289      worker_thread+0x10d0/0x2240 kernel/workqueue.c:2436      kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:376      ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

    Local variable data created at:
     usb_read8+0x5d/0x130 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c:33      r8712_read8+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_io.c:29

    KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init     https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8

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.

  - staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends When r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() returns     negative, 'data' in usb_read{8,16,32} will not be initialized. BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck     lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725     string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline] string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725 vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650     lib/vsprintf.c:2806 va_format lib/vsprintf.c:1704 [inline] pointer+0x18e6/0x1f70 lib/vsprintf.c:2443     vsnprintf+0x1a9b/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2810 vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158     vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256 dev_vprintk_emit+0x5ef/0x6d0 drivers/base/core.c:4604     dev_printk_emit+0x1dd/0x21f drivers/base/core.c:4615 __dev_printk+0x3be/0x440 drivers/base/core.c:4627
    _dev_info+0x1ea/0x22f drivers/base/core.c:4673 r871xu_drv_init+0x1929/0x3070     drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:401 usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396     really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621 __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752     driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline] __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120     drivers/base/dd.c:899 bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0     drivers/base/dd.c:970 device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017 bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0     drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405     usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300     drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238 usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293     really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621 __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752     driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline] __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120     drivers/base/dd.c:899 bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0     drivers/base/dd.c:970 device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017 bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0     drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405 usb_new_device+0x1b91/0x2950     drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5363 [inline] hub_port_connect_change     drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5507 [inline] port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5665 [inline]     hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5747 process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2289     worker_thread+0x10d0/0x2240 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:376     ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 Local variable data created at: usb_read8+0x5d/0x130     drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c:33 r8712_read8+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_io.c:29 KMSAN:
    uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init     https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8 (CVE-2022-49301)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
275906	TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2025:0346)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	high
272925	Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989570)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
270902	Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987642)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
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
225784	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49301	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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