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Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: python3.11 (UTSA-2026-141789)

🗓️ 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Symlink dereference in CPython tempfile.TemporaryDirectory allows permission modification.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(369061);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-6597");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: python3.11 (UTSA-2026-141789)");

  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-2026-141789 advisory.

    An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7,
    3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior.

    The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related
    errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of
    files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.


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-2026-141789
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ef77daad");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6597");
  # https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3a
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4a0ca8fc");
  # https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9f537cfb");
  # https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?38fc18ce");
  # https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524d
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ce9e8d55");
  # https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c3361897");
  # https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083b
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f627c8e9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/91133");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00005.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html");
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?99038a33");
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6dd615f0");
  # https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/Q5C6ATFC67K53XFV4KE45325S7NS62LD/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?59db7a04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected python3.11 package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-6597");

  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:"2024/03/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/21");

  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:"^(20.1070a)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1070a', '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 && 'loongarch64' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'UOS Server', cpu);


var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1070a',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'python3.11-3.11.11-1.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3.11-3.11.11-1.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3.11-3.11.11-1.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', 'cpu':'loongarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3.11-3.11.11-1.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', '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, 'python3.11');
}

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22 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00313
SSVC
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