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MiracleLinux 8 : kernel-4.18.0-513.18.1.el8_9 (AXSA:2024-7551:07)

high Nessus Plugin ID 292547

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:2024-7551:07 advisory.

 * kernel: net/sched: sch_hfsc UAF (CVE-2023-4623)
 * kernel: use-after-free in sch_qfq network scheduler (CVE-2023-4921)
 * kernel: inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk (CVE-2023-6817)
 * kernel: IGB driver inadequate buffer size for frames larger than MTU (CVE-2023-45871)
 * kernel: ktls overwrites readonly memory pages when using function splice with a ktls socket as destination (CVE-2024-0646)
 * kernel: nfp: use-after-free in area_cache_get() (CVE-2022-3545)
 * kernel: null-ptr-deref vulnerabilities in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip (CVE-2022-41858)
 * kernel: HID: check empty report_list in hid_validate_values() (CVE-2023-1073)
 * kernel: Possible use-after-free since the two fdget() during vhost_net_set_backend() (CVE-2023-1838)
 * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (CVE-2023-2166)
 * kernel: Slab-out-of-bound read in compare_netdev_and_ip (CVE-2023-2176)
 * kernel: A heap out-of-bounds write when function perf_read_group is called and sibling_list is smaller than its child's sibling_list (CVE-2023-5717)
 * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_tcp_build_iovec (CVE-2023-6356)
 * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_tcp_execute_request (CVE-2023-6535)
 * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in __nvmet_req_complete (CVE-2023-6536)
 * kernel: Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in smbCalcSize (CVE-2023-6606)
 * kernel: OOB Access in smb2_dump_detail (CVE-2023-6610)
 * kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (CVE-2023-40283)
 * kernel: SEV-ES local priv escalation (CVE-2023-46813)

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/18735

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 292547

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2024-7551.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: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0646

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug, 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, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-core, 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-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8

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: 2/28/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3545, CVE-2022-41858, CVE-2023-1073, CVE-2023-1838, CVE-2023-2166, CVE-2023-2176, CVE-2023-40283, CVE-2023-45871, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-46813, CVE-2023-4921, CVE-2023-5717, CVE-2023-6356, CVE-2023-6535, CVE-2023-6536, CVE-2023-6606, CVE-2023-6610, CVE-2023-6817, CVE-2024-0646