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MiracleLinux 8 : python3.12-wheel-0.41.2-4.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-155:02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 298357

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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:2026-155:02 advisory.

 * wheel: wheel: Privilege Escalation or Arbitrary Code Execution via malicious wheel file unpacking (CVE-2026-24049)

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 python3.12-wheel and / or python3.12-wheel-wheel packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/22980

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 298357

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2026-155.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 2/9/2026

Updated: 2/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24049

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3.12-wheel, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3.12-wheel-wheel

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: 2/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24049