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MiracleLinux 8 : lynx-2.8.9-4.el8.ML.2 (AXSA:2022-3339:02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 294561

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Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2022-3339:02 advisory.

 lynx: Disclosure of HTTP authentication credentials via SNI data (CVE-2021-38165)

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 lynx package.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/14523

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 294561

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2022-3339.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: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38165

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:lynx

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: 7/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38165