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Oracle Linux 8 : virt:ol / and / virt-devel:rhel (ELSA-2024-2962)

high Nessus Plugin ID 198009

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-2962 advisory.

 - Fix CVE-2022-2211 Denial of Service in --key parameter resolves: rhbz#2101280
 - Fixes: CVE-2022-40284
 - Fixes: CVE-2021-46790, CVE-2022-30783, CVE-2022-30784, CVE-2022-30785, CVE-2022-30786, CVE-2022-30787, CVE-2022-30788, CVE-2022-30789 resolves: rhbz#2127240 rhbz#2127248 (also: 2127233 2127234 2127241 2127249 2127255 2127256 2127262 2127263)
 - Fixes: CVE-2021-33285, CVE-2021-33286, CVE-2021-33287, CVE-2021-33289, CVE-2021-35266, CVE-2021-35267, CVE-2021-35268, CVE-2021-35269, CVE-2021-39251, CVE-2021-39252, CVE-2021-39253, CVE-2021-39254 resolves: rhbz#2004490
 - Fix for CVE-2019-9755 (heap-based buffer overflow leads to local root privilege escalation) resolves: rhbz#1698503
 - Fix CVE-2022-0485: Fail nbdcopy if NBD read or write fails resolves: rhbz#2045718
 - Contains fix for NBD Protocol Downgrade Attack (CVE-2019-14842).
 - Resolves: RHEL-19628 (CVE-2023-6683 virt:rhel/qemu-kvm: QEMU: VNC: NULL pointer dereference in qemu_clipboard_request() [rhel-8])
 - Resolves: RHEL-19496 (CVE-2023-6693 virt:rhel/qemu-kvm: QEMU: virtio-net: stack buffer overflow in virtio_net_flush_tx() [rhel-8])
 - Resolves: RHEL-15437 (CVE-2023-5088 virt:rhel/qemu-kvm: QEMU: improper IDE controller reset can lead to MBR overwrite [rhel-8])
 - Resolves: RHEL-7309 (CVE-2023-3019 virt:rhel/qemu-kvm: QEMU: e1000e: heap use-after-free in e1000e_write_packet_to_guest() [rhel-8])

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-2024-2962.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 198009

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-2962.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/28/2024

Updated: 11/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5088

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libiscsi-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-gluster, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:netcf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-rsync, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-dib, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-nss, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-ssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-config-network, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-tools-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libiscsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-dbus, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-gobject-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-inspect-icons, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-sys-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sgabios, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-server, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8:9:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:lua-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-wireshark, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-secret, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:netcf-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtpms, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8:10:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-spice, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-hivex, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.1.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:netcf-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.3.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libiscsi-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdfuse, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:supermin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-xfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libnbd-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libnbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-opengl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-rescue, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtpms-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-network, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seabios-bin, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.4.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-gobject, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-tests, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-winsupport, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-appliance, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:supermin-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seavgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seabios, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3255, CVE-2023-5088, CVE-2023-6683, CVE-2023-6693