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MiracleLinux 7 : gcc-4.8.5-16.el7.2 (AXBA:2018-2593:01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 291430

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 AXBA:2018-2593:01 advisory.

 - Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
 (CVE-2017-5715)

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

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/9037

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 291430

File Name: miracle_linux_AXBA-2018-2593.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/19/2026

Updated: 1/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: N/a

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5715

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gcc-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gcc-objc, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libgfortran, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gcc-objc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libquadmath, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libgnat-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libatomic-static, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libgomp, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gcc, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libgnat, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libstdc%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libstdc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libgcc, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libitm, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libitm-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libquadmath-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libatomic, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gcc-gfortran, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libstdc%2b%2b-docs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:cpp, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libobjc, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gcc-gnat

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: 3/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5715

IAVA: 2018-A-0017-S, 2018-A-0020, 2018-A-0022-S