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MiracleLinux 8 : python3-3.6.8-37.el8 (AXSA:2021-2061:02)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 294496

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:2021-2061:02 advisory.

 * python: CRLF injection via HTTP request method in httplib/http.client (CVE-2020-26116)
 * python: Unsafe use of eval() on data retrieved via HTTP in the test suite (CVE-2020-27619)
 * python: Stack-based buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c (CVE-2021-3177)
 * python: Web cache poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a semicolon in query parameters (CVE-2021-23336)

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 packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/13243

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 294496

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-2061.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: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:platform-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:platform-python, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:platform-python-debug

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: 6/21/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26116, CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2021-23336, CVE-2021-3177