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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987530)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 271027

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-2025-987530 advisory.

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

 scsi: qedf: Fix refcount issue when LOGO is received during TMF

 Hung task call trace was seen during LOGO processing.

 [ 974.309060] [0000:00:00.0]:[qedf_eh_device_reset:868]: 1:0:2:0: LUN RESET Issued...
 [ 974.309065] [0000:00:00.0]:[qedf_initiate_tmf:2422]: tm_flags 0x10 sc_cmd 00000000c16b930f op = 0x2a target_id = 0x2 lun=0 [ 974.309178] [0000:00:00.0]:[qedf_initiate_tmf:2431]: portid=016900 tm_flags =LUN RESET [ 974.309222] [0000:00:00.0]:[qedf_initiate_tmf:2438]: orig io_req = 00000000ec78df8f xid = 0x180 ref_cnt = 1.
 [ 974.309625] host1: rport 016900: Received LOGO request while in state Ready [ 974.309627] host1: rport 016900: Delete port [ 974.309642] host1: rport 016900: work event 3 [ 974.309644] host1: rport 016900: lld callback ev 3 [ 974.313243] [0000:61:00.2]:[qedf_execute_tmf:2383]:1: fcport is uploading, not executing flush.
 [ 974.313295] [0000:61:00.2]:[qedf_execute_tmf:2400]:1: task mgmt command success...
 [ 984.031088] INFO: task jbd2/dm-15-8:7645 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
 [ 984.031136] Not tainted 4.18.0-305.el8.x86_64 #1

 [ 984.031166] echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs disables this message.
 [ 984.031209] jbd2/dm-15-8 D 0 7645 2 0x80004080 [ 984.031212] Call Trace:
 [ 984.031222] __schedule+0x2c4/0x700 [ 984.031230] ? unfreeze_partials.isra.83+0x16e/0x1a0 [ 984.031233] ? bit_wait_timeout+0x90/0x90 [ 984.031235] schedule+0x38/0xa0 [ 984.031238] io_schedule+0x12/0x40 [ 984.031240] bit_wait_io+0xd/0x50 [ 984.031243] __wait_on_bit+0x6c/0x80 [ 984.031248] ? free_buffer_head+0x21/0x50 [ 984.031251] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x91/0xb0 [ 984.031257] ? init_wait_var_entry+0x50/0x50 [ 984.031268] jbd2_journal_commit_transaction+0x112e/0x19f0 [jbd2] [ 984.031280] kjournald2+0xbd/0x270 [jbd2] [ 984.031284] ? finish_wait+0x80/0x80 [ 984.031291] ? commit_timeout+0x10/0x10 [jbd2] [ 984.031294] kthread+0x116/0x130 [ 984.031300] ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10 [ 984.031305] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40

 There was a ref count issue when LOGO is received during TMF. This leads to one of the I/Os hanging with the driver. Fix the ref count.

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?5259498b

http://www.nessus.org/u?3a48bc45

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48823

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 271027

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-987530.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-2022-48823

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-2022-48823