Detections
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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: libpng12 (UTSA-2026-093167)
high Nessus Plugin ID 340552
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-2026-093167 advisory.The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted text chunk in a PNG image file, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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 libpng12 package.See Also
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3048
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 340552
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-093167.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 8/26/2026
Updated: 8/26/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.9
Percentile: 97.35
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-3048
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 8/6/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3048