Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-406866)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 267103

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-2025-406866 advisory.

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

wifi: iwlwifi: dbg-tlv: ensure NUL termination

The iwl_fw_ini_debug_info_tlv is used as a string, so we must ensure the string is terminated correctly before using it.

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 kernel package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?33ce3231

http://www.nessus.org/u?e13bc911

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35845

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 267103

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-406866.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 10/7/2025

Updated: 10/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-35845

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: 7/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-35845