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Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: microcode_ctl (UTSA-2025-991315)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 279532
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-2025-991315 advisory.Improper conditions check in the voltage modulation interface for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service 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-2019-11139
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 279532
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-991315.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: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11139
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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: 12/22/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-11139