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MiracleLinux 8 : openssh-8.0p1-10.el8 (AXSA:2021-2653:03)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 294111

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:2021-2653:03 advisory.

 * openssh: Observable discrepancy leading to an information leak in the algorithm negotiation (CVE-2020-14145)

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

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/13835

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 294111

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-2653.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: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14145

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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:openssh-ldap, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-cavs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-keycat, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-server

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14145