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Oracle Linux 6 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2018-2162)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 110995

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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-2018-2162 advisory.

 - qemu-kvm-i386-define-the-ssbd-CPUID-feature-bit-CVE-2018-3639.patch [bz#1574074]
 - Resolves: bz#1574074 (CVE-2018-3639 qemu-kvm: hw: cpu: speculative store bypass [rhel-6.10.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1553674 (CVE-2018-7858 qemu-kvm: Qemu: cirrus: OOB access when updating vga display [rhel-6])
 - Resolves: bz#1486641 (CVE-2017-13672 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu: vga: OOB read access during display update [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1501298 (CVE-2017-15289 qemu-kvm: Qemu: cirrus: OOB access issue in mode4and5 write functions [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1525939 (CVE-2017-5715 qemu-kvm: hw: cpu: speculative execution branch target injection [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1528024 (CVE-2017-5715 qemu-kvm-rhev: hw: cpu: speculative execution branch target injection [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1534692 (CVE-2018-5683 qemu-kvm: Qemu: Out-of-bounds read in vga_draw_text routine [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1430616 (CVE-2017-2633 qemu-kvm: Qemu: VNC: memory corruption due to unchecked resolution limit [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1430617 (CVE-2017-2633 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu: VNC: memory corruption due to unchecked resolution limit [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1443448 (CVE-2017-7718 qemu-kvm: Qemu: display: cirrus: OOB read access issue [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1443450 (CVE-2017-7718 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu: display: cirrus: OOB read access issue [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1444378 (CVE-2017-7980 qemu-kvm: Qemu: display: cirrus: OOB r/w access issues in bitblt routines [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1444380 (CVE-2017-7980 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu: display: cirrus: OOB r/w access issues in bitblt routines [rhel-6.10])
 - Resolves: bz#1447542 (CVE-2016-9603 qemu-kvm: Qemu: cirrus: heap buffer overflow via vnc connection [rhel-6.10])

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.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-2162.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 110995

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-2162.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/11/2018

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-3639

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-guest-agent, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13672, CVE-2018-3639, CVE-2018-5683, CVE-2018-7858

RHSA: 2018:2162