MiracleLinux 9 : kernel-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8 (AXSA:2026-2071:101)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2026-2071:101.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/16");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-43248",
    "CVE-2026-63923",
    "CVE-2026-64015",
    "CVE-2026-68143",
    "CVE-2026-68294",
    "CVE-2026-72045",
    "CVE-2026-74556"
  );

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  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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
AXSA:2026-2071:101 advisory.

    * kernel: vhost: move vdpa group bound check to vhost_vdpa (CVE-2026-43248)
      * kernel: security/keys: fix missed RCU read section on lookup (CVE-2026-64015)
      * kernel: octeontx2-af: validate body pcifunc in rvu_mbox_handler_rep_event_notify (CVE-2026-63923)
      * kernel: Linux kernel SLIP: Out-of-bounds write due to race condition during MTU change
    (CVE-2026-68143)
      * kernel: net: qrtr: restrict socket creation to the initial network namespace (CVE-2026-68294)
      * kernel: octeontx2-af: cn10k: restrict VF LMTLINE sharing to its own PF (CVE-2026-72045)
      * kernel: scsi: libiscsi_tcp: Bound SCSI Response data segment to the connection buffer (CVE-2026-74556)

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/24896");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2026-74556");

  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:"2026/05/06");
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}


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:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 9.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': '9',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-debug-uki-virt-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-headers-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
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      {'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-modules-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-devel-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-modules-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-modules-core-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
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      {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
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      {'reference':'perf-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'python3-perf-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'rtla-5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
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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-abi-stablelists / kernel-core / etc');
}