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Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: microcode_ctl (UTSA-2025-991318)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 279531
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-2025-991318 advisory.Exposure of sensitive information caused by shared microarchitectural predictor state that influences transient execution in the indirect branch predictors for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
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 microcode_ctl package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45332
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 279531
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-991318.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 12/22/2025
Updated: 12/22/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.8
Temporal Score: 2.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-45332
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.7
Threat Score: 1.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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: 12/22/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-45332