Detections
Analytics
Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: gdb (UTSA-2025-993317)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 281279
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-2025-993317 advisory.A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
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 gdb package.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?83353108
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 281279
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2025-993317.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 12/31/2025
Updated: 12/31/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 1.7
Temporal Score: 1.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11840
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Threat Score: 1.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-11840