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MiracleLinux 8 : libkcapi-1.4.0-3.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-1835:01)
high Nessus Plugin ID 345892
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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:2026-1835:01 advisory.* libkcapi: IV reuse in libkcapi one-shot symmetric cipher chunking causes cipher state reset across chunk boundaries (CVE-2026-71225)
* libkcapi: Memory corruption via uncanceled AIO requests on error in libkcapi's one-shot AIO path (CVE-2026-71226)
* libkcapi: Infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return (CVE-2026-71227)
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 libkcapi and / or libkcapi-hmaccalc packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 345892
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2026-1835.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 9/15/2026
Updated: 9/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.9
Percentile: 52.57
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-71226
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libkcapi-hmaccalc, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libkcapi
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: 9/15/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026