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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: hdf5 (UTSA-2023-001155)

🗓️ 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Heap-based buffer over-read in Unity Linux hdf5 <= 1.12.0 causes Denial of Service.

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alpinelinux
AlpineLinux
CVE-2020-10811
22 Mar 202017:42
–alpinelinux
astralinux
AstraLinux
Astra Linux – Vulnerability in hdf5
14 Sep 202612:01
–astralinux
bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC
Vulnerability of the H5O__layout_decode() function in the H5Olayout.c file of the HDF5 library, which allows a hacker to cause a service failure.
17 Sep 202400:00
–bdu_fstec
cnvd
CNVD
HDF5 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2020-21017)
23 Mar 202000:00
–cnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2020-10811
22 Mar 202017:42
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2020-10811
22 Mar 202017:42
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2020-10811
22 Mar 202017:42
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2020-3217
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2020-10811
22 Mar 202018:15
–nvd
openvas
OpenVAS
openSUSE: Security Advisory for hdf5 (SUSE-SU-2022:1912-1)
3 Jun 202200:00
–openvas
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(348970);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-10811");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: hdf5 (UTSA-2023-001155)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
UTSA-2023-001155 advisory.

    An issue was discovered in HDF5 through 1.12.0. A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function
    H5O__layout_decode() located in H5Olayout.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

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.");
  # https://src.uniontech.com/#/security_advisory_detail?utsa_id=UTSA-2023-001155
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c15fcc70");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitee.com/src-openeuler/hdf5/issues/I4BYIP");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10811");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected hdf5 package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-10811");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/03/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/04/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Unity Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/UOS-Server/release", "Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'UOS Server' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'UOS Server');
if (! preg(pattern:"^(20.1050e|20.1060e|20.1070e)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e', 'UOS Server ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'amd64' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'UOS Server', cpu);


var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1050e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  },
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1060e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  },
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1070e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-1.uel20', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'hdf5');
}

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22 Sep 2026 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.01476
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