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MiracleLinux 7 : python3-3.6.8-21.0.4.el7.AXS7 (AXSA:2025-11000:05)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 282792

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2025-11000:05 advisory.

 * CVE-2007-4559: implement PEP 706
 * a filter in the tarfile module to prevent directory traversal vulnerability CVE(s):
 CVE-2007-4559 Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/22184

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 282792

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2025-11000.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/13/2026

Updated: 1/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-4559

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-debug

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4559