Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987623)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 270904

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-2025-987623 advisory.

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

nfsd: Fix nsfd startup race (again)

Commit bd5ae9288d64 (nfsd: register pernet ops last, unregister first) has re-opened rpc_pipefs_event() race against nfsd_net_id registration (register_pernet_subsys()) which has been fixed by commit bb7ffbf29e76 (nfsd: fix nsfd startup race triggering BUG_ON).

Restore the order of register_pernet_subsys() vs register_cld_notifier().
Add WARN_ON() to prevent a future regression.

Crash info:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000012 CPU: 8 PID: 345 Comm: mount Not tainted 5.4.144-... #1 pc : rpc_pipefs_event+0x54/0x120 [nfsd] lr : rpc_pipefs_event+0x48/0x120 [nfsd] Call trace:
rpc_pipefs_event+0x54/0x120 [nfsd] blocking_notifier_call_chain rpc_fill_super get_tree_keyed rpc_fs_get_tree vfs_get_tree do_mount ksys_mount
__arm64_sys_mount el0_svc_handler el0_svc

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 270904

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-987623.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Unity Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/21/2025

Updated: 10/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 2.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-47507

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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: 10/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47507

Detections

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