Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-992476)

high Nessus Plugin ID 280566

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-2025-992476 advisory.

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

staging: rtl8712: fix use after free bugs

_Read/Write_MACREG callbacks are NULL so the read/write_macreg_hdl() functions don't do anything except free the pcmd pointer. It results in a use after free. Delete them.

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?00da9d9b

http://www.nessus.org/u?71c2036a

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49956

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 280566

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-992476.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/30/2025

Updated: 12/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-49956

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 6/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49956