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MiracleLinux 4 : kernel-2.6.32-696.28.1.el6 (AXSA:2018-3099:04)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 289599

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:2018-3099:04 advisory.

 * hw: cpu: speculative execution permission faults handling (CVE-2017-5754)
 * Kernel: error in exception handling leads to DoS (CVE-2018-8897)
 * kernel: nfsd: Incorrect handling of long RPC replies (CVE-2017-7645)
 * kernel: Use-after-free vulnerability in DCCP socket (CVE-2017-8824)
 * kernel: v4l2: disabled memory access protection mechanism allowing privilege escalation (CVE-2017-13166)
 * kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c (CVE-2017-18017)
 * kernel: Stack information leak in the EFS element (CVE-2017-1000410)

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 packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/9544

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 289599

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2018-3099.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-18017

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-firmware, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists

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: 5/18/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000410, CVE-2017-13166, CVE-2017-18017, CVE-2017-7645, CVE-2017-8824, CVE-2018-8897