Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987533)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271048

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-2025-987533 advisory.

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

ACPI: CPPC: Avoid out of bounds access when parsing _CPC data

If the NumEntries field in the _CPC return package is less than 2, do not attempt to access the Revision element of that package, because it may not be present then.

BugLink: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220322143534.GC32582@xsang-OptiPlex-9020/

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: High

ID: 271048

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-987533.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: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-49145

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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/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: 11/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49145

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