Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: uboot-tools (UTSA-2026-016520)

high Nessus Plugin ID 313081

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-2026-016520 advisory.

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the net/bootp.c in DENEX U-Boot from its initial commit in 2002 (3861aa5) up to today on any platform allows an attacker on the local network to leak memory from four up to 32 bytes of memory stored behind the packet to the network depending on the later use of DHCP-provided parameters via crafted DHCP responses.

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 uboot-tools package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 313081

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-016520.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Unity Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/7/2026

Updated: 5/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42040

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: 5/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-42040

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