MiracleLinux 8 : grub2-2.02-123.el8.8.ML.1, mokutil-0.3.0-11.el8.1, shim-15.6-1.el8.ML.1, shim-unsigned-x64-15.6-1.el8.ML.1 (AXSA:2022-4042:01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 292017

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:2022-4042:01 advisory.

* grub2: Integer underflow in grub_net_recv_ip4_packets (CVE-2022-28733)
* grub2: Crafted PNG grayscale images may lead to out-of-bounds write in heap (CVE-2021-3695)
* grub2: Crafted PNG image may lead to out-of-bound write during huffman table handling (CVE-2021-3696)
* grub2: Crafted JPEG image can lead to buffer underflow write in the heap (CVE-2021-3697)
* grub2: Out-of-bound write when handling split HTTP headers (CVE-2022-28734)
* grub2: shim_lock verifier allows non-kernel files to be loaded (CVE-2022-28735)
* grub2: use-after-free in grub_cmd_chainloader() (CVE-2022-28736)
* shim: Buffer overflow when loading crafted EFI images (CVE-2022-28737)

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/15226

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 292017

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2022-4042.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3696

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-28733

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-tools-extra, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-tools-efi, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-common, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64-cdboot, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-pc-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-pc, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-tools-minimal, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-tools, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:mokutil, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:shim-ia32, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:shim-unsigned-ia32, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:shim-unsigned-x64, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:shim-x64, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3695, CVE-2021-3696, CVE-2021-3697, CVE-2022-28733, CVE-2022-28734, CVE-2022-28735, CVE-2022-28736, CVE-2022-28737