Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (UTSA-2026-147027)

high Nessus Plugin ID 373763

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-2026-147027 advisory.

A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

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 xorg-x11-server-Xwayland package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253298

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html

https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576

http://www.nessus.org/u?1a3a8f40

http://www.nessus.org/u?1b1f1157

http://www.nessus.org/u?74b7db3f

http://www.nessus.org/u?87106edc

http://www.nessus.org/u?9141d08b

http://www.nessus.org/u?b43fb077

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 373763

File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-147027.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/29/2026

Updated: 10/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6478

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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: 10/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6478