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MiracleLinux 4 : kexec-tools-2.0.0-209.AXS4 (AXSA:2012-12:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 284456

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2012-12:01 advisory.

 kexec-tools provides /sbin/kexec binary that facilitates a new kernel to boot using the kernel's kexec feature either on a normal or a panic reboot. This package contains the /sbin/kexec binary and ancillary utilities that together form the userspace component of the kernel's kexec feature.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2011-3588 CVE-2011-3589 CVE-2011-3590 No information available at the time of writing, see the CVE link below.
 Fixed bugs:
 - Because the mkdumprd utility failed to parse the /etc/mdadm.conf file, it also failed to create an initial ramdisk for kdump crash recovery. This has been fixed and the kdump service now starts as expected.
 - On PowerPC 64 systems with more than 1 TB of RAM, the kexec utility experienced a segmentation fault upon kdump starting. This has been fixed and kexec does not crash any more when kdump starts and works as expected.

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 kexec-tools package.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/2501

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 284456

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2012-12.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-3590

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kexec-tools, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4

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: 1/18/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3588, CVE-2011-3589, CVE-2011-3590