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MiracleLinux 3 : bind-9.3.6-20.P1.4.0.1.AXS3 (AXSA:2012-942:04)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 283966

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2012-942:04 advisory.

 BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.
 Security issues fixed with his release:
 CVE-2012-4244 ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P3, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P3, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P3, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for a long resource record.
 Fixed bug:
 The bind-chroot-admin script did not update the permissions of the /var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf file correctly, which could prevent named from starting after update. This has been fixed.

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/3498

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 283966

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2012-942.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4244

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:bind-utils, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:caching-nameserver

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4244