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MiracleLinux 3 : krb5-1.6.1-31AXS3.3 (AXSA:2009-41:01)
high Nessus Plugin ID 284452
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2009-41:01 advisory.Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-server package contains the programs that must be installed on a Kerberos 5 server. If you are installing a Kerberos 5 server, you need to install this package.
Fixed bugs:
CVE-2009-0844 The get_input_token function in the SPNEGO implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly obtain sensitive information via a crafted length value that triggers a buffer over-read.
CVE-2009-0845 The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.3, when SPNEGO is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via invalid ContextFlags data in the reqFlags field in a negTokenInit token.
CVE-2009-0846 The asn1_decode_generaltime function in lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_decode.c in the ASN.1 GeneralizedTime decoder in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an invalid DER encoding that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer.
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.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 284452
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2009-41.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: 5.2
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-0846
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-0845
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:krb5-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:krb5-workstation, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:krb5-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:krb5-server, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2009