openSUSE Security Update : kvm (openSUSE-SU-2012:0207-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 75889

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A missing initgroups() call for the -runas option has been fixed in kvm (CVE-2011-2527) as well as a buffer overflow in the e1000 device emulation (CVE-2012-0029).

Solution

Update the affected kvm packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 75889

File Name: suse_11_4_kvm-120124.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm-debugsource

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2527, CVE-2012-0029

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