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Fedora 16 : kernel-3.2.10-3.fc16 (2012-3712)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 58376

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Update to the 3.2.10 stable release, which contains a number of fixes across the kernel.

Fixes CVE-2012-1146 Fixes CVE-2012-1179

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Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800813

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803793

http://www.nessus.org/u?9f4e6f3e

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 58376

File Name: fedora_2012-3712.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/19/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:16

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1146, CVE-2012-1179

BID: 52324, 52533

FEDORA: 2012-3712