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MiracleLinux 8 : GStreamer, and libmad, gstreamer1-1.16.1-2.el8, libmad-0.15.1b-25.el8, orc-0.4.28-3.el8 (AXSA:2021-1743:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 294486

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:2021-1743:01 advisory.

 libmad: Double-free in the mad_decoder_run() function (CVE-2018-7263) CVE(s):
 CVE-2018-7263 The mad_decoder_run() function in decoder.c in Underbit libmad through 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGABRT because of double free or corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-11552.

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/12925

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 294486

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-1743.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: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7263

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:orc-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libmad, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-base, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:orc, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-good, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:orc-compiler, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-7263