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RHEL 6 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2018:0516)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 108331
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for qemu-kvm.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:0516 advisory.- Qemu: cirrus: OOB access issue in mode4and5 write functions (CVE-2017-15289)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL qemu-kvm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:0516.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?ce18da3a
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0516
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 108331
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-0516.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/14/2018
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15289
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tools, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-15289