Detections
Analytics
MiracleLinux 8 : dovecot-2.3.16-8.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-1416:05)
high Nessus Plugin ID 331701
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:2026-1416:05 advisory.* dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service via excessive IMAP bracing (CVE-2026-42006)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 331701
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2026-1416.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 8/3/2026
Updated: 8/3/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.76
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42006
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dovecot-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dovecot-mysql, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dovecot-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dovecot-pigeonhole, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dovecot
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-42006