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MiracleLinux 4 : gnutls-2.12.23-21.AXS4 (AXSA:2017-1381:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 289387

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2017-1381:01 advisory.

 GnuTLS is a project that aims to develop a library which provides a secure layer, over a reliable transport layer. Currently the GnuTLS library implements the proposed standards by the IETF's TLS working group.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2016-8610
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 CVE-2017-5335
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 CVE-2017-5336
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 CVE-2017-5337
 ** 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.
 The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: gnutls (2.12.23).
 Additional Changes:

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 gnutls, gnutls-devel and / or gnutls-utils packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/7813

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 289387

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2017-1381.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: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5337

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:gnutls, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gnutls-utils, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gnutls-devel

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: 3/22/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8610, CVE-2017-5335, CVE-2017-5336, CVE-2017-5337