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MiracleLinux 3 : openssh-4.3p2-29.3AXS3 (AXSA:2009-405:03)

🗓️ 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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MiracleLinux 3 OpenSSH vulnerable to local privilege escalation via chroot hard links (CVE 2009 2904).

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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:2009-405:03.
##

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(283917);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2904");

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 3 : openssh-4.3p2-29.3AXS3 (AXSA:2009-405:03)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
AXSA:2009-405:03 advisory.

    SSH (Secure SHell) is a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. SSH is
    intended to replace rlogin and rsh, and to provide secure encrypted communications between two untrusted
    hosts over an insecure network. X11 connections and arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the
    secure channel.
    OpenSSH is OpenBSD's version of the last free version of SSH, bringing it up to date in terms of security
    and features, as well as removing all patented algorithms to separate libraries.
    This package includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server. To make this
    package useful, you should also install openssh-clients, openssh-server, or both.
    Fixed bugs:
    CVE-2009-2904
    A certain Red Hat modification to the ChrootDirectory feature in OpenSSH 4.8, as used in sshd in OpenSSH
    4.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and Fedora 11, allows local users to gain privileges via hard
    links to setuid programs that use configuration files within the chroot directory, related torequirements
    for directory ownership.

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/1043");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2009-2904");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/09/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/10/09");
  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:openssh");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-askpass");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-clients");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:openssh-server");
  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':'openssh-4.3p2-29.3AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE},
      {'reference':'openssh-askpass-4.3p2-29.3AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE},
      {'reference':'openssh-clients-4.3p2-29.3AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE},
      {'reference':'openssh-server-4.3p2-29.3AXS3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

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_WARNING,
      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, 'openssh / openssh-askpass / openssh-clients / openssh-server');
}

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14 Jan 2026 00:00Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5
CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.00039
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