Debian DSA-4980-1 : qemu - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 153865

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-4980 advisory.

Multiple security issues were discovered in QEMU, a fast processor emulator, which could result in denial of service or the the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your qemu packages. For the detailed security status of qemu please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security- tracker.debian.org/tracker/qemu

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the qemu packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153865

File Name: debian_DSA-4980.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/4/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3748

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 7.6

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3682

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-user, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-sparc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-x86, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-mips, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-user-binfmt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-block-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-user-static, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-gui, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-ppc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-misc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-arm

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/3/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3544, CVE-2021-3545, CVE-2021-3546, CVE-2021-3638, CVE-2021-3682, CVE-2021-3713, CVE-2021-3748

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