RHEL 8 : virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RHSA-2023:3822)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 177666

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for virt:rhel / virt-devel:rhel.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:3822 advisory.

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packages which provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM. The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems.

Security Fix(es):

* libvirt: Memory leak in virPCIVirtualFunctionList cleanup (CVE-2023-2700)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

* Logs are spammed with ' Domain id=7 is tainted: custom-ga-command' message (BZ#2180030)

* [qemu] snapshot is failing with error libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: QEMU monitor reply exceeds buffer size (10485760 bytes) (BZ#2181575)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL virt:rhel / virt-devel:rhel packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:3822.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?955fdfbf

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180030

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2181575

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2203653

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3822

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 177666

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-3822.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/27/2023

Updated: 11/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2700

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-secret, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netcf-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-xfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-dbus, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-gobject, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-xz-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-rsync, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netcf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-winsupport, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-ui-opengl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:supermin-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdfuse, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-nss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-config-network, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seavgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-rescue, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seabios, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgabios, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnbd-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:slof, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-appliance, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-tools-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-ui-spice, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-sys-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-gobject-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtpms, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-inspect-icons, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netcf-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtpms-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-tar-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-dib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-example-plugins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libiscsi-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-python-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-ssh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-wireshark, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-network, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-gluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libiscsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libiscsi-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-basic-filters, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:supermin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:lua-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2700

CWE: 401

RHSA: 2023:3822