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Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989493)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 274023

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-2025-989493 advisory.

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

 powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icp_opal_init()

 The of_find_compatible_node() function returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use of_node_put() on it when done.

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?396b8485

http://www.nessus.org/u?b19d786e

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49432

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 274023

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-989493.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-2022-49432

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: 2/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49432