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MiracleLinux 8 : libxml2-2.9.7-21.el8_10.7 (AXSA:2026-1714:07)

low Nessus Plugin ID 342205

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:2026-1714:07 advisory.

 * libxml2: libxml2: Arbitrary code execution in xmlcatalog utility via buffer overflow (CVE-2026-11979)

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 libxml2, libxml2-devel and / or python3-libxml2 packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/24539

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 342205

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2026-1714.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 9/1/2026

Updated: 9/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.44

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-11979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.8

Threat Score: 0.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-libxml2

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: 9/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-11979