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RHEL 7 : qemu-kvm-rhev (RHSA-2021:0934)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 147882
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for qemu-kvm-rhev.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:0934 advisory.KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm-rhev packages provide the user-space component for running virtual machines that use KVM in environments managed by Red Hat products.
Security Fix(es):
* slirp: use-after-free in ip_reass() function in ip_input.c (CVE-2020-1983)
* reachable assertion failure in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment() in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c (CVE-2020-16092)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL qemu-kvm-rhev package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:0934.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?b8d756e8
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0934
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 147882
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-0934.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/18/2021
Updated: 6/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1983
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tools-rhev, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-common-rhev, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-rhev, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img-rhev
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-16092, CVE-2020-1983