MiracleLinux 8 : kernel-4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5 (AXSA:2022-3099:05)

high Nessus Plugin ID 291653

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2022-3099:05 advisory.

* kernel: improper initialization of the flags member of the new pipe_buffer (CVE-2022-0847)
* kernel: Use After Free in unix_gc() which could result in a local privilege escalation (CVE-2021-0920)
* kernel: local privilege escalation by exploiting the fsconfig syscall parameter leads to container breakout (CVE-2021-4154)
* kernel: possible privileges escalation due to missing TLB flush (CVE-2022-0330)
* kernel: remote stack overflow via kernel panic on systems using TIPC may lead to DoS (CVE-2022-0435)
* kernel: cgroups v1 release_agent feature may allow privilege escalation (CVE-2022-0492)
* kernel: missing check in ioctl allows kernel memory read/write (CVE-2022-0516)
* kernel: failing usercopy allows for use-after-free exploitation (CVE-2022-22942)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 291653

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2022-3099.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Miracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/19/2026

Updated: 1/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0435

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-core, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-perf

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: 3/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/16/2022, 6/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-0920, CVE-2021-4154, CVE-2022-0330, CVE-2022-0435, CVE-2022-0492, CVE-2022-0516, CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2022-22942

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