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SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kvm (SUSE-SU-2019:13962-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 122313
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for kvm fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
CVE-2019-6778: Fixed a heap buffer overflow issue in the SLiRP networking implementation (bsc#1123156).
CVE-2018-19489: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability in virtfs (bsc#1117275).
CVE-2018-19364: Fixed a use-after-free if the virtfs interface resulting in a denial of service (bsc#1116717).
Non-security issue fixed: Fixed LAPIC TSC deadline timer save/restore (bsc#1109544)
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-kvm-13962=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109544
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1116717
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1117275
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1123156
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19364/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19489/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 122313
File Name: suse_SU-2019-13962-1.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/19/2019
Updated: 6/19/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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-2019-6778
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:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kvm
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2018