MiracleLinux 9 : kernel-5.14.0-611.16.1.el9_7 (AXSA:2025-11625:100)

high Nessus Plugin ID 283169

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2025-11625:100 advisory.

* kernel: clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns (CVE-2025-38499)
* kernel: iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors (CVE-2025-39966)
* kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails (CVE-2025-40176)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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/22809

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 283169

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2025-11625.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: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38499

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38499, CVE-2025-39966, CVE-2025-40176