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Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: vsftpd (UTSA-2026-007108)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 305973

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-2026-007108 advisory.

 A flaw was found in vsftpd. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via an integer overflow in the ls command parameter parsing, triggered by a remote, authenticated attacker sending a crafted STAT command with a specific byte sequence.

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 vsftpd package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3643f8c1

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14242

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14242

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 305973

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-007108.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 4/10/2026

Updated: 4/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14242

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: 4/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14242