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MiracleLinux 7 : kernel-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7 (AXSA:2018-3108:04)

high Nessus Plugin ID 289997

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:2018-3108:04 advisory.

 * Kernel: KVM: error in exception handling leads to wrong debug stack value (CVE-2018-1087)
 * Kernel: error in exception handling leads to DoS (CVE-2018-8897)
 * Kernel: ipsec: xfrm: use-after-free leading to potential privilege escalation (CVE-2017-16939)
 * kernel: Out-of-bounds write via userland offsets in ebt_entry struct in netfilter/ebtables.c (CVE-2018-1068)
 * kernel: ptrace() incorrect error handling leads to corruption and DoS (CVE-2018-1000199)
 * kernel: guest kernel crash during core dump on POWER9 host (CVE-2018-1091)

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/9553

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 289997

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2018-3108.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: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16939, CVE-2018-1000199, CVE-2018-1068, CVE-2018-1087, CVE-2018-1091, CVE-2018-8897