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Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987018)

🗓️ 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Kernel fix for USB phy handling to prevent NULL pointer in charger detect on i.MX7 and i.MX8MM.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(267982);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-47413");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987018)");

  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-2025-987018 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    usb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: Also search for 'phys' phandle

    When passing 'phys' in the devicetree to describe the USB PHY phandle
    (which is the recommended way according to
    Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/ci-hdrc-usb2.txt) the
    following NULL pointer dereference is observed on i.MX7 and i.MX8MM:

    [    1.489344] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000098
    [    1.498170] Mem abort info:
    [    1.500966]   ESR = 0x96000044
    [    1.504030]   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
    [    1.509356]   SET = 0, FnV = 0
    [    1.512416]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
    [    1.515569]   FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
    [    1.520458] Data abort info:
    [    1.523349]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000044
    [    1.527196]   CM = 0, WnR = 1
    [    1.530176] [0000000000000098] user address but active_mm is swapper
    [    1.536544] Internal error: Oops: 96000044 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
    [    1.542125] Modules linked in:
    [    1.545190] CPU: 3 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/u8:0 Not tainted 5.14.0-dirty #3
    [    1.551901] Hardware name: Kontron i.MX8MM N801X S (DT)
    [    1.557133] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func
    [    1.562984] pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)
    [    1.568998] pc : imx7d_charger_detection+0x3f0/0x510
    [    1.573973] lr : imx7d_charger_detection+0x22c/0x510

    This happens because the charger functions check for the phy presence
    inside the imx_usbmisc_data structure (data->usb_phy), but the chipidea
    core populates the usb_phy passed via 'phys' inside 'struct ci_hdrc'
    (ci->usb_phy) instead.

    This causes the NULL pointer dereference inside imx7d_charger_detection().

    Fix it by also searching for 'phys' in case 'fsl,usbphy' is not found.

    Tested on a imx7s-warp board.

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-2025-987018
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3cff4724");
  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052153-CVE-2021-47413-5ff4@gregkh
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?29f09fe4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47413");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-47413");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/05/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/09/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/10/07");

  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) 2025 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:"^20.1070e([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 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': '1070e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-74.16', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-74.16', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-5.10.0-74.16', '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, 'kernel');
}

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15 Oct 2025 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00222
SSVC
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