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MiracleLinux 7 : cpio-2.11-28.el7 (AXSA:2020-579:01)
high Nessus Plugin ID 294289
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2020-579:01 advisory.CVE-2019-14866 In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives.
When cpio is used to create TAR archives from paths an attacker can write to, the resulting archive may contain files with permissions the attacker did not have or in paths he did not have access to. Extracting those archives from a high-privilege user without carefully reviewing them may lead to the compromise of the system.
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 cpio package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 294289
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2020-579.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: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14866
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:cpio
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: 10/6/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-14866