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MiracleLinux 4 : kernel-2.6.32-279.2.1.el6 (AXSA:2012-829:07)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 284461

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2012-829:07 advisory.

 The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2012-2744 net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when the nf_conntrack_ipv6 module is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via certain types of fragmented IPv6 packets.
 CVE-2012-2745 The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.
 Fixed bugs:
 r8169: fixed typo in firmware filenames libata: Add 2GB ATA Flash Disk/ADMA428M to DMA blacklist nfs: Map minor mismatch error to protocol not support error ext4: Fix overflow caused by missing cast in ext4_fallocate() futex:
 Fix regression with read only mappings Fix uninterruptible loop due to gate_area [net] bonding:
 Fix up refcounting issues with bond/vlan config Always add vid to new slave group Fixed regression on vlan module removal

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

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/3368

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 284461

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2012-829.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: 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-2012-2744

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2745

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-firmware, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:kernel-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2744, CVE-2012-2745