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MiracleLinux 4 : spice-gtk-0.20-11.AXS4 (AXSA:2014-014:01)
high Nessus Plugin ID 289137
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2014-014:01 advisory.Client libraries for SPICE desktop servers.
Security issues fixed with this release:
CVE-2013-4324 spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.
Fixed bugs:
Upgraded to upstream version 0.20, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. Notable improvements are tunnelling through the HTTP proxy server, improved multi- monitor support, and various USB redirection fixes.
Tightened the dependencies so that spice-gtk cannot be installed unless the GTK+ and GLib versions it requires are installed as well.
Spice-gtk can now connect to a secure port y default, instead of always trying plain ports first.
Previously, pressing Shift+CTRL+V on a message window in MS Outlook would crash the spice-gtk client.
This has been fixed.
Previously, on a MS Windows guest, the mouse pointer was not contrasted enough when put over a PuTTy session. This has been fixed.
Timeout has been reduced from 120 to 10 seconds when trying to connect to an unreachable host.
Previously, spice-gtk Smartcard support stopped after migration or restarting a guest when it was already initialized. The current workaround is to not disable software Smartcard support at spice-gtk connection time if libcacard reports that software Smartcard support is already initialized.
Enhancements:
Added support for HTTP proxy server support in SPICE clients. The SPICE client nowconnects to the remote server using the proxy server specified by the environment SPICE_PROXY=host:port variable, or by the controller.
When using copy and paste between Asianux Server Linux and Microsoft Windows, the end of line sequences are translated into the target OS.
Adjusted the adaptive video streaming settings to improve experience over low speed networks.
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 spice-glib, spice-gtk and / or spice-gtk-python packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 289137
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2014-014.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: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4324
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:spice-gtk, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:spice-gtk-python, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:spice-glib, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4
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: 3/7/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-4324