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MiracleLinux 9 : edk2-20230524-4.el9_3.2.ML.1 (AXSA:2024-7573:04)

high Nessus Plugin ID 293417

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2024-7573:04 advisory.

 * edk2: Buffer overflow in the DHCPv6 client via a long Server ID option (CVE-2023-45230)
 * edk2: Buffer overflow when processing DNS Servers option in a DHCPv6 Advertise message (CVE-2023-45234)

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 edk2-ovmf, edk2-tools and / or edk2-tools-doc packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/18757

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 293417

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2024-7573.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: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45234

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:edk2-ovmf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:edk2-tools, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:edk2-tools-doc

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: 3/7/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45230, CVE-2023-45234