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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987541)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 270985
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-2025-987541 advisory.In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf: Fix list corruption in perf_cgroup_switch()
There's list corruption on cgrp_cpuctx_list. This happens on the following path:
perf_cgroup_switch: list_for_each_entry(cgrp_cpuctx_list) cpu_ctx_sched_in ctx_sched_in ctx_pinned_sched_in merge_sched_in perf_cgroup_event_disable: remove the event from the list
Use list_for_each_entry_safe() to allow removing an entry during iteration.
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?08ef9126
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 270985
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-987541.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 10/21/2025
Updated: 10/21/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48799
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-48799