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Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: expat (UTSA-2026-142300)

🗓️ 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Heap buffer over-read in libexpat xmlparse.c on Unity Linux discloses heap memory.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(370111);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-77214");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: expat (UTSA-2026-142300)");

  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-2026-142300 advisory.

    libexpat before commit 13c5f63 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlparse.c.
    XML_ParseBuffer advances the parse buffer end with parser->m_bufferEnd += len using a caller-supplied
    length that is not validated against the allocated buffer size, so repeated XML_ParseBuffer calls move
    m_bufferEnd past the end of the heap allocation and subsequent parsing reads out of bounds. Reaching this
    path requires a parse buffer to already be present; otherwise XML_ParseBuffer returns XML_ERROR_NO_BUFFER.
    A buffer is present after a prior call to XML_GetBuffer, either directly (the common case) or indirectly
    through a prior XML_Parse call that allocates the buffer internally. The over-read discloses adjacent heap
    memory to the calling application, recovering heap pointers, libc function pointers, and code pointers
    sufficient to defeat ASLR and build further exploitation primitives.

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-2026-142300
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cf4c051e");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://atomgit.com/src-openeuler/expat/issues/85");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77214");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected expat package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-77214");

  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:"2026/10/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/21");
  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:"^(20.1050e|20.1060e|20.1070e)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 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': '1050e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1050e', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  },
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1060e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  },
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1070e',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'expat-2.5.0-24.uel20.02', '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_HOLE,
      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, 'expat');
}

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21 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.18.2
CVSS 48.3
EPSS0.00549
SSVC
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