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MiracleLinux 8 : openssh-8.0p1-24.el8 (AXSA:2024-8173:04)
high Nessus Plugin ID 293430
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2024-8173:04 advisory.* openssh: scp allows command injection when using backtick characters in the destination argument (CVE-2020-15778)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 293430
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2024-8173.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: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15778
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-keycat, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-server, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-ldap, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-cavs
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: 6/14/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-15778