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MiracleLinux 3 : initscripts-8.45.42-1.0.1.AXS3 (AXSA:2012-273:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 284081

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2012-273:01 advisory.

 The initscripts package contains the basic system scripts used to boot your Asianux system, change runlevels, and shut the system down cleanly. Initscripts also contains the scripts that activate and deactivate most network interfaces.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2008-1198 The default IPSec ifup script in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 through 5 configures racoon to use aggressive IKE mode instead of main IKE mode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force attacks by sniffing an unencrypted preshared key (PSK) hash.
 Fixed bugs:
 Previously, the DHCPv6 client was not terminated when the network service was stopped. This has been fixed.
 On some systems, the rm command failed and reported the error message rm: cannot remove directory `/var/run/dovecot/login/': Is a directory during system boot. This has been fixed.
 Previously, the netconsole script failed to discover and resolve the MAC address of the router specified in the /etc/sysconfig/netconsole file. The script has been modified to fix this.
 Previously, sysfs failed to correctly remove the arp_ip_target; consequently, the error ifdown-eth: line 64: echo: write error: Invalid argument was reported when attempting to shut down a bonding device. 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 initscripts package.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/2765

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 284081

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2012-273.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: 6.0

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-1198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:initscripts

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1198