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Debian DLA-2970-1 : qemu - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 159511

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2970 advisory.

 Several issues were discovered in QEMU, a fast processor emulator, which could result in denial of service, information disclosure or the the execution of arbitrary code. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u17. 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 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at:
 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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 Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/qemu

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-2970

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20196

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3593

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3748

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3930

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-26354

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/qemu

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159511

File Name: debian_DLA-2970.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/5/2022

Updated: 1/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, 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: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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:debian:debian_linux:qemu-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-user, 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, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, 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-ppc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-kvm, 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: 4/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20196, CVE-2021-3593, CVE-2021-3748, CVE-2021-3930, CVE-2022-26354