MiracleLinux 7 : NetworkManager-1.4.0-12.el7, libnl3-3.2.28-2.el7, network-manager-applet-1.4.0-2.0.1.el7.AXS7, NetworkManager-libreswan-1.2.4-1.el7 (AXSA:2016-1170:01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 289400

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:2016-1170:01 advisory.

NetworkManager NetworkManager is a system service that manages network interfaces and connections based on user or automatic configuration. It supports Ethernet, Bridge, Bond, VLAN, Team, InfiniBand, Wi-Fi, mobile broadband (WWAN), PPPoE and other devices, and supports a variety of different VPN services.
NetworkManager-libreswan This package contains software for integrating the libreswan VPN software with NetworkManager and the GNOME desktop libnl3 This package contains a convenience library to simplify using the Linux kernel's netlink sockets interface for network manipulation network-manager-applet This package contains a network control and status notification area applet for use with NetworkManager.
Security issues fixed with this release:
CVE-2016-0764
** 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 newer upstream version: NetworkManager (1.4.0), NetworkManager-libreswan (1.2.4), network-manager-applet (1.4.0), libnl3 (3.2.28).
Additional Changes:

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 289400

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2016-1170.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Miracle Linux Local Security Checks

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: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0764

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-team, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libnm-gtk, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-libreswan-gnome, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-libreswan, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libnl3-cli, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-adsl, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nm-connection-editor, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-libnm, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-glib, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libnl3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libnma, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-tui, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:networkmanager-wwan

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0764

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