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Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989946)

🗓️ 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unity Linux 20.1050e security update fixes perf core bail out when the AUX area is out of bounds.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(273823);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-52835");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989946)");

  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-2025-989946 advisory.

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

    perf/core: Bail out early if the request AUX area is out of bound

    When perf-record with a large AUX area, e.g 4GB, it fails with:

        #perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1
        failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory)

    and it reveals a WARNING with __alloc_pages():

            ------------[ cut here ]------------
            WARNING: CPU: 44 PID: 17573 at mm/page_alloc.c:5568 __alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248
            Call trace:
             __alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248
             __kmalloc_large_node+0xc0/0x1f8
             __kmalloc_node+0x134/0x1e8
             rb_alloc_aux+0xe0/0x298
             perf_mmap+0x440/0x660
             mmap_region+0x308/0x8a8
             do_mmap+0x3c0/0x528
             vm_mmap_pgoff+0xf4/0x1b8
             ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x18c/0x218
             __arm64_sys_mmap+0x38/0x58
             invoke_syscall+0x50/0x128
             el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x58/0x188
             do_el0_svc+0x34/0x50
             el0_svc+0x34/0x108
             el0t_64_sync_handler+0xb8/0xc0
             el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8

    'rb->aux_pages' allocated by kcalloc() is a pointer array which is used to
    maintains AUX trace pages. The allocated page for this array is physically
    contiguous (and virtually contiguous) with an order of 0..MAX_ORDER. If the
    size of pointer array crosses the limitation set by MAX_ORDER, it reveals a
    WARNING.

    So bail out early with -ENOMEM if the request AUX area is out of bound,
    e.g.:

        #perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1
        failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory)

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-2025-989946
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?bb031027");
  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052109-CVE-2023-52835-80ee@gregkh
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0ad69acc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52835");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/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:H/I:H/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-2023-52835");

  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:"2023/12/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/11/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/05");

  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:"^20.1050e([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1050e', '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':'kernel-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.43', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.43', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.43', 'sp':'1050e', '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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05 Nov 2025 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00253
SSVC
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