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Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-098742)
high Nessus Plugin ID 340245
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-2026-098742 advisory.In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
9p/net: fix improper handling of bogus negative read/write replies
In p9_client_write() and p9_client_read_once(), if the server incorrectly replies with success but a negative write/read count then we would consider written (negative) <= rsize (positive) because both variables were signed.
Make variables unsigned to avoid this problem.
The reproducer linked below now fails with the following error instead of a null pointer deref:
9pnet: bogus RWRITE count (4294967295 > 3)
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
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37879
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 340245
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-098742.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 8/26/2026
Updated: 8/26/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.3
Percentile: 53.24
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-37879
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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/cpu, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-37879