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Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: thunderbird (UTSA-2026-100883)
high Nessus Plugin ID 337052
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-2026-100883 advisory.Thunderbird's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, Firefox ESR 115.23, Thunderbird 138, and Thunderbird 128.10.
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 thunderbird package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2817
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 337052
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-100883.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 8/17/2026
Updated: 8/17/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.75
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-2817
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-2817