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MiracleLinux 8 : gnutls-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1 (AXSA:2024-7402:01)

🗓️ 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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MiracleLinux 8 host with gnutls 3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1 is affected by CVE-2023-5981 timing side-channel.

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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:2024-7402:01.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(292025);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-5981");

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 8 : gnutls-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1 (AXSA:2024-7402:01)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
AXSA:2024-7402:01 advisory.

    * gnutls: timing side-channel in the RSA-PSK authentication (CVE-2023-5981)

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/18586");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-5981");

  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:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/11/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/01/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gnutls");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gnutls-c++");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gnutls-dane");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gnutls-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:gnutls-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8");
  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:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 8.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': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'gnutls-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-c++-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-c++-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-dane-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-dane-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-devel-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-devel-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'gnutls-utils-3.6.16-8.el8_9.ML.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_9', '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_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, 'gnutls / gnutls-c++ / gnutls-dane / gnutls-devel / gnutls-utils');
}

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20 Jan 2026 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.00844
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