GLSA-201804-07 : libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 108928

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-07 (libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A local privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/libvirt-4.1.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108928

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201804-07.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 4/10/2018

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6764

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libvirt

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5748, CVE-2018-6764

GLSA: 201804-07