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MiracleLinux 4 : kernel-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6 (AXSA:2017-1700:04)
high Nessus Plugin ID 289273
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:2017-1700:04 advisory.The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.
Security issues fixed with this release:
CVE-2017-6214 The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.
Fixed bugs:
* When executing certain Hadoop jobs, a kernel panic occasionally occurred on multiple nodes of a cluster.
This update fixes the kernel scheduler, and the kernel panic no longer occurs under the described circumstances.
* Previously, memory leak of the struct cred data structure and related data structures occasionally occurred. Consequently, system performance was suboptimal with the symptoms of high I/O operations wait and small amount of free memory. This update fixes the reference counter of the struct slab cache to no longer cause imbalance between the calls to the get_cred() function and the put_cred() function. As a result, the memory leak no longer occurs under the described circumstances.
* Previously, the be2net driver could not detect the link status properly on IBM Power Systems.
Consequently, the link status was always reported as disconnected. With this update, be2net has been fixed, and the Network Interface Cards (NICs) now report the link status correctly.
* Previously, the RFF_ID and RFT_ID commands in the lpfc driver were issued in an incorrect order.
Consequently, users were not able to access Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs). With this update, lpfc has been fixed to issue RFT_ID before RFF_ID, which is the correct order. As a result, users can now access LUNs as expected.
* Previously, the kdump mechanism was trying to get the lock by the vmalloc_sync_all() function during a kernel panic. Consequently, a deadlock occurred, and the crashkernel did not boot. This update fixes the vmalloc_sync_all() function to avoid synchronizing the vmalloc area on the crashing CPU. As a result, the crashkernel parameter now boots as expected, and the kernel dump is collected successfully under the described circumstances.
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 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 289273
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2017-1700.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6214
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-firmware, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel
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: 6/19/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-6214