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MiracleLinux 8 : libsepol-2.9-3.el8 (AXSA:2021-2596:02)

low Nessus Plugin ID 293910

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:2021-2596:02 advisory.

 * libsepol: use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms() (CVE-2021-36084)
 * libsepol: use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms() (CVE-2021-36085)
 * libsepol: use-after-free in cil_reset_classpermission() (CVE-2021-36086)
 * libsepol: heap-based buffer overflow in ebitmap_match_any() (CVE-2021-36087)

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 libsepol, libsepol-devel and / or libsepol-static packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/13778

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 293910

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-2596.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-36087

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libsepol-static, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libsepol-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libsepol

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: 12/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-36084, CVE-2021-36085, CVE-2021-36086, CVE-2021-36087