Detections
Analytics

Oracle Linux 7 : qemu (ELSA-2019-4713)

high Nessus Plugin ID 126673

Language:

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-4713 advisory.

 - Document CVEs as fixed: CVE-2017-9524, CVE-2017-6058, CVE-2017-5931 (Mark Kanda) [Orabug: 29886908] {CVE-2017-5931} {CVE-2017-6058} {CVE-2017-9524}
 - pvrdma: release device resources in case of an error (Prasad J Pandit) [Orabug: 29056678] {CVE-2018-20123}
 - qxl: check release info object (Prasad J Pandit) [Orabug: 29886906] {CVE-2019-12155}
 - target/i386: add MDS-NO feature (Paolo Bonzini) [Orabug: 29820428] {CVE-2018-12126} {CVE-2018-12127} {CVE-2018-12130} {CVE-2019-11091}
 - docs: recommend use of md-clear feature on all Intel CPUs (Daniel P. Berrange) [Orabug: 29820428] {CVE-2018-12126} {CVE-2018-12127} {CVE-2018-12130} {CVE-2019-11091}
 - target/i386: define md-clear bit (Paolo Bonzini) [Orabug: 29820428] {CVE-2018-12126} {CVE-2018-12127} {CVE-2018-12130} {CVE-2019-11091}

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-2019-4713.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 126673

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-4713.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/15/2019

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5931

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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-block-gluster, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-system-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-system-aarch64-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-block-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ivshmem-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-system-x86-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-system-x86, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-block-rbd

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5931, CVE-2017-6058, CVE-2017-9524, CVE-2018-20123, CVE-2019-12155