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MiracleLinux 7 : mercurial-2.6.2-6.el7 (AXSA:2016-223:01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 289007

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2016-223:01 advisory.

 Mercurial is a fast, lightweight source control management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.
 Quick start: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/QuickStart Tutorial: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/Tutorial Extensions: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/CategoryExtension Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2016-3068 Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.
 CVE-2016-3069 Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted name when converting a Git repository.

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 mercurial package.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/6610

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 289007

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2016-223.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3069

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:mercurial

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3068, CVE-2016-3069