Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: python3.11 (UTSA-2026-141791)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 369075

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-2026-141791 advisory.

There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython.

The email module didnt properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized.

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 python3.11 package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6923

https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121650

https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/122233

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00005.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240926-0003/

http://www.nessus.org/u?1f6e2733

http://www.nessus.org/u?2993be93

http://www.nessus.org/u?44eac015

http://www.nessus.org/u?79a489b8

http://www.nessus.org/u?98c2c6e7

http://www.nessus.org/u?ab52a25b

http://www.nessus.org/u?e5802a85

http://www.nessus.org/u?f5c8d6c8

http://www.nessus.org/u?fc0f525a

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/01/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 369075

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-141791.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6923

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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: 10/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6923