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Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL7.x x86_64 (20170705)
high Nessus Plugin ID 101258
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- Quick Emulator (QEMU) built with Network Block Device (NBD) Server support was vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference issue. The flaw could occur when releasing a client, which was not initialized due to failed negotiation. A remote user or process could exploit this flaw to crash the qemu-nbd server (denial of service).
(CVE-2017-9524)
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 101258
File Name: sl_20170705_qemu_kvm_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 3.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/6/2017
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-tools, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 7/5/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-9524