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MiracleLinux 7 : python-2.7.5-38.0.1.el7.AXS7 (AXSA:2016-650:01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 289177

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:2016-650:01 advisory.

 Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. Python includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac and MFC).
 Programmers can write new built-in modules for Python in C or C .
 Python can be used as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface.
 Note that documentation for Python is provided in the python-docs package.
 This package provides the python executable; most of the actual implementation is within the python-libs package.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2016-1000110
 ** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

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 python, python-devel and / or python-libs packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/7082

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 289177

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2016-650.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: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1000

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python-libs, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python

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: 9/1/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1000

IAVA: 2016-A-0073-S