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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: ntp (UTSA-2026-090102)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 348947
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-2026-090102 advisory.ntpd in ntp 4.2.8 before 4.2.8p15 and 4.3.x before 4.3.101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending packets, because memory is not freed in situations where a CMAC key is used and associated with a CMAC algorithm in the ntp.keys file.
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 ntp package.See Also
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15025
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 348947
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-090102.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 9/22/2026
Updated: 9/22/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15025
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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/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: 6/24/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-15025