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MiracleLinux 7 : python-2.7.5-86.0.1.el7.AXS7 (AXSA:2019-4284:05)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 289185

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2019-4284:05 advisory.

 * python: Missing salt initialization in _elementtree.c module (CVE-2018-14647)
 * python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (CVE-2019-5010)
 * python: CRLF injection via the query part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9740)
 * python: CRLF injection via the path part of the url passed to urlopen() (CVE-2019-9947)
 * python: Undocumented local_file protocol allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms (CVE-2019-9948)

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

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/10742

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 289185

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2019-4284.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: 6.0

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9948

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 9/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14647, CVE-2019-5010, CVE-2019-9740, CVE-2019-9947, CVE-2019-9948