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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989853)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 273350
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-2025-989853 advisory.In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't read past the mfuart notifcation
In case the firmware sends a notification that claims it has more data than it has, we will read past that was allocated for the notification.
Remove the print of the buffer, we won't see it by default. If needed, we can see the content with tracing.
This was reported by KFENCE.
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?cf222fc5
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 273350
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-989853.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-2024-40941
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: 4/9/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-40941