Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990017)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 272616

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-2025-990017 advisory.

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

net: openvswitch: fix possible memory leak in ovs_meter_cmd_set()

old_meter needs to be free after it is detached regardless of whether the new meter is successfully attached.

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?7a28b343

http://www.nessus.org/u?b161ddc7

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52702

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 272616

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-990017.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 11/5/2025

Updated: 11/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2023-52702

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: 11/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52702