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MiracleLinux 3 : kernel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3 (AXSA:2009-387:10)

🗓️ 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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MiracleLinux 3 kernel packages have vulnerabilities fixed by CVE-2009-2692 and CVE-2009-2698.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2009-387:10.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(283909);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2692", "CVE-2009-2698");

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 3 : kernel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3 (AXSA:2009-387:10)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
AXSA:2009-387:10 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
    Security bugs fixed by this release:
    CVE-2009-2692
    The Linux kernel 2.6.0 through 2.6.30.4, and 2.4.4 through 2.4.37.4, does not initialize all function
    pointers for socket operations in proto_ops structures, which allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer
    dereference and gain privileges by using mmap to map page zero, placing arbitrary code on this page, and
    then invoking an unavailable operation, as demonstrated by the sendpage operation (sock_sendpage function)
    on a PF_PPPOX socket.
    CVE-2009-2698
    The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the
    Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL
    pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.
    Other bugs:
     - fixed the behaviour of ethtool when ONBOOT=no
     - fixed race and removed some debug code

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/1025");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2009-2698");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Linux Kernel Sendpage Local Privilege Escalation');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:"CANVAS");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/09/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-PAE");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-PAE-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-xen");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-xen-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MiracleLinux/release", "Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 3.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '3',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-headers-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-PAE-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-xen-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-xen-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-128.9AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}
if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'kernel / kernel-PAE / kernel-PAE-devel / kernel-devel / etc');
}

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