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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990026)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 272697

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-2025-990026 advisory.

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

 geneve: do not assume mac header is set in geneve_xmit_skb()

 We should not assume mac header is set in output path.

 Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue.

 sysbot reported the following :

 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 eth_hdr include/linux/if_ether.h:24 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 geneve_xmit_skb drivers/net/geneve.c:898 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 geneve_xmit+0x4c38/0x5730 drivers/net/geneve.c:1039 Modules linked in:
 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11635 Comm: syz.4.1423 Not tainted 6.12.0-syzkaller-10296-gaaf20f870da0 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 RIP: 0010:skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 [inline] RIP: 0010:eth_hdr include/linux/if_ether.h:24 [inline] RIP: 0010:geneve_xmit_skb drivers/net/geneve.c:898 [inline] RIP: 0010:geneve_xmit+0x4c38/0x5730 drivers/net/geneve.c:1039 Code: 21 c6 02 e9 35 d4 ff ff e8 a5 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 fd f5 ff ff e8 97 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 d8 f5 ff ff e8 89 48 4c fb 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 41 e4 ff ff e8 7b 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 cd e7 ff ff RSP: 0018:ffffc90003b2f870 EFLAGS: 00010283 RAX: 000000000000037a RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: ffffc9000dc3d000 RDX: 0000000000080000 RSI: ffffffff86428417 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffffc90003b2f9f0 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 000000000000ffff R10: 000000000000ffff R11: 0000000000000002 R12: ffff88806603c000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8880685b2780 R15: 0000000000000e23 FS: 00007fdc2deed6c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000001b30a1dff8 CR3: 0000000056b8c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5002 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5011 [inline]
 __dev_direct_xmit+0x58a/0x720 net/core/dev.c:4490 dev_direct_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3181 [inline] packet_xmit+0x1e4/0x360 net/packet/af_packet.c:285 packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3146 [inline] packet_sendmsg+0x2700/0x5660 net/packet/af_packet.c:3178 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:711 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:726 [inline]
 __sys_sendto+0x488/0x4f0 net/socket.c:2197
 __do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2204 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2200 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendto+0xe0/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2200 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

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?931f8245

http://www.nessus.org/u?1125e8ec

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56636

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 272697

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-990026.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 11/5/2025

Updated: 11/5/2025

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-2024-56636

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: 12/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-56636