In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: avoid format-overflow warning With gcc and W=1 option, there's a warning like this: fs/f2fs/compress.c: In function ‘f2fs_init_page_array_cache’: fs/f2fs/compress.c:1984:47: error: ‘%u’ directive writing between 1 and 7 bytes into a region of size between 5 and 8 [-Werror=format-overflow=] 1984 | sprintf(slab_name, "f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)); | ^~ String "f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u" can up to 35. The first "%u" can up to 4 and the second "%u" can up to 7, so total size is "24 + 4 + 7 = 35". slab_name's size should be 35 rather than 32.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989419 advisory.

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

    f2fs: avoid format-overflow warning

    With gcc and W=1 option, there's a warning like this:

    fs/f2fs/compress.c: In function f2fs_init_page_array_cache:
    fs/f2fs/compress.c:1984:47: error: %u directive writing between     1 and 7 bytes into a region of size between 5 and 8     [-Werror=format-overflow=]      1984 |  sprintf(slab_name, f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u, MAJOR(dev),                     MINOR(dev));
          |                                               ^~

    String f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u can up to 35. The first %u can up     to 4 and the second %u can up to 7, so total size is 24 + 4 + 7 = 35.
    slab_name's size should be 35 rather than 32.

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-2025-989693 advisory.

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

    f2fs: avoid format-overflow warning

    With gcc and W=1 option, there's a warning like this:

    fs/f2fs/compress.c: In function f2fs_init_page_array_cache:
    fs/f2fs/compress.c:1984:47: error: %u directive writing between     1 and 7 bytes into a region of size between 5 and 8     [-Werror=format-overflow=]      1984 |  sprintf(slab_name, f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u, MAJOR(dev),                     MINOR(dev));
          |                                               ^~

    String f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u can up to 35. The first %u can up     to 4 and the second %u can up to 7, so total size is 24 + 4 + 7 = 35.
    slab_name's size should be 35 rather than 32.

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

  - f2fs: avoid format-overflow warning With gcc and W=1 option, there's a warning like this:
    fs/f2fs/compress.c: In function f2fs_init_page_array_cache': fs/f2fs/compress.c:1984:47: error: %u'     directive writing between 1 and 7 bytes into a region of size between 5 and 8 [-Werror=format-overflow=]     1984 | sprintf(slab_name, f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u, MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)); | ^~ String     f2fs_page_array_entry-%u:%u can up to 35. The first %u can up to 4 and the second %u can up to 7, so     total size is 24 + 4 + 7 = 35. slab_name's size should be 35 rather than 32. (CVE-2023-52748)

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

An update of the linux package has been released.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
273894	Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989419)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
272937	Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989693)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
226673	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-52748	Nessus	Misc.	high
204441	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2024-5.0-0187	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
153035	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2021-4.0-0095	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high

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