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Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-102095)

🗓️ 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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NULL pointer dereference in BPF tailcall in Unity Linux 20.1050e kernel via attach_type bypass.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(338585);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-40123");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-102095)");

  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-2026-102095 advisory.

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

    bpf: Enforce expected_attach_type for tailcall compatibility

    Yinhao et al. recently reported:

      Our fuzzer tool discovered an uninitialized pointer issue in the
      bpf_prog_test_run_xdp() function within the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem.
      This leads to a NULL pointer dereference when a BPF program attempts to
      deference the txq member of struct xdp_buff object.

    The test initializes two programs of BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP: progA acts as the
    entry point for bpf_prog_test_run_xdp() and its expected_attach_type can
    neither be of be BPF_XDP_DEVMAP nor BPF_XDP_CPUMAP. progA calls into a slot
    of a tailcall map it owns. progB's expected_attach_type must be BPF_XDP_DEVMAP
    to pass xdp_is_valid_access() validation. The program returns struct xdp_md's
    egress_ifindex, and the latter is only allowed to be accessed under mentioned
    expected_attach_type. progB is then inserted into the tailcall which progA
    calls.

    The underlying issue goes beyond XDP though. Another example are programs
    of type BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCK_ADDR. sock_addr_is_valid_access() as well
    as sock_addr_func_proto() have different logic depending on the programs'
    expected_attach_type. Similarly, a program attached to BPF_CGROUP_INET4_GETPEERNAME
    should not be allowed doing a tailcall into a program which calls bpf_bind()
    out of BPF which is only enabled for BPF_CGROUP_INET4_CONNECT.

    In short, specifying expected_attach_type allows to open up additional
    functionality or restrictions beyond what the basic bpf_prog_type enables.
    The use of tailcalls must not violate these constraints. Fix it by enforcing
    expected_attach_type in __bpf_prog_map_compatible().

    Note that we only enforce this for tailcall maps, but not for BPF devmaps or
    cpumaps: There, the programs are invoked through dev_map_bpf_prog_run*() and
    cpu_map_bpf_prog_run*() which set up a new environment / context and therefore
    these situations are not prone to this issue.

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-2026-102095
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7001b042");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://atomgit.com/src-openeuler/kernel/issues/7704");
  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025111253-CVE-2025-40123-fcb1@gregkh
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0b7fec58");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40123");
  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-2025-40123");

  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:"2025/10/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/21");

  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-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.67.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.67.uel20', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kernel-4.19.90-2211.5.0.0178.67.uel20', '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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21 Aug 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00153
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