Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: firefox (UTSA-2025-987444)

high Nessus Plugin ID 269073

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-2025-987444 advisory.

'Denial-of-service due to out-of-memory in the Graphics: WebRender component.' This vulnerability affects Firefox < 142, Firefox ESR < 140.2, Thunderbird < 142, and Thunderbird < 140.2.

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 firefox package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4e24d9da

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9182

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9182

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 269073

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-987444.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 10/7/2025

Updated: 10/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9182

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-9182