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MiracleLinux 8 : nspr-4.25.0-2.el8, nss-3.53.1-11.0.1.el8 (AXSA:2020-690:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 291740

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:2020-690:01 advisory.

 * nss: UAF in sftk_FreeSession due to improper refcounting (CVE-2019-11756)
 * nss: Check length of inputs for cryptographic primitives (CVE-2019-17006)
 * nss: Side channel vulnerabilities during RSA key generation (CVE-2020-12402)
 * nss: TLS 1.3 HelloRetryRequest downgrade request sets client into invalid state (CVE-2019-17023)

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/11871

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 291740

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2020-690.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/19/2026

Updated: 1/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17006

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-util, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nspr, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-util-devel, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-softokn-freebl-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-sysinit, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-softokn-freebl, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-softokn-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-softokn, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:nss-tools

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: 10/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11756, CVE-2019-17006, CVE-2019-17023, CVE-2020-12402