Oracle Linux 6 : libvirt (ELSA-2018-1929)

high Nessus Plugin ID 110706

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-1929 advisory.

- cpu: define the 'ssbd' CPUID feature bit (CVE-2018-3639)
- cpu: define the 'virt-ssbd' CPUID feature bit (CVE-2018-3639)
- qemu: avoid denial of service reading from QEMU monitor (CVE-2018-5748)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 110706

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-1929.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 6/27/2018

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5748

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1064, CVE-2018-5748

RHSA: 2018:1929

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