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Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-992380)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 280520

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-2025-992380 advisory.

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

 bounds: Use the right number of bits for power-of-two CONFIG_NR_CPUS

 bits_per() rounds up to the next power of two when passed a power of two. This causes crashes on some machines and configurations.

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?e08ea1f8

http://www.nessus.org/u?eaf1bdb8

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35983

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 280520

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-992380.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/30/2025

Updated: 12/30/2025

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-2024-35983

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/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-35983