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Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-005070)

🗓️ 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Unity Linux 20 kernel update fixes use-after-free in ftrace_location and addresses a kernel address sanitizer report.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(296875);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-38588");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-005070)");

  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-2026-005070 advisory.

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

    ftrace: Fix possible use-after-free issue in ftrace_location()

    KASAN reports a bug:

      BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ftrace_location+0x90/0x120
      Read of size 8 at addr ffff888141d40010 by task insmod/424
      CPU: 8 PID: 424 Comm: insmod Tainted: G        W          6.9.0-rc2+
      [...]
      Call Trace:
       <TASK>
       dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0xa0
       print_report+0xcf/0x610
       kasan_report+0xb5/0xe0
       ftrace_location+0x90/0x120
       register_kprobe+0x14b/0xa40
       kprobe_init+0x2d/0xff0 [kprobe_example]
       do_one_initcall+0x8f/0x2d0
       do_init_module+0x13a/0x3c0
       load_module+0x3082/0x33d0
       init_module_from_file+0xd2/0x130
       __x64_sys_finit_module+0x306/0x440
       do_syscall_64+0x68/0x140
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x71/0x79

    The root cause is that, in lookup_rec(), ftrace record of some address
    is being searched in ftrace pages of some module, but those ftrace pages
    at the same time is being freed in ftrace_release_mod() as the
    corresponding module is being deleted:

               CPU1                       |      CPU2
      register_kprobes() {                | delete_module() {
        check_kprobe_address_safe() {     |
          arch_check_ftrace_location() {  |
            ftrace_location() {           |
              lookup_rec() // USE!        |   ftrace_release_mod() // Free!

    To fix this issue:
      1. Hold rcu lock as accessing ftrace pages in ftrace_location_range();
      2. Use ftrace_location_range() instead of lookup_rec() in
         ftrace_location();
      3. Call synchronize_rcu() before freeing any ftrace pages both in
         ftrace_process_locs()/ftrace_release_mod()/ftrace_free_mem().

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-2026-005070
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4c8f2db9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38588");
  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-2024-38588");

  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:"2024/06/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/01/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/27");

  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([^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-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.47', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.47', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.47', '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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27 Jan 2026 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00239
SSVC
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