Rocky Linux 8 : virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RLSA-2024:3253)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 200606

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:3253 advisory.

* libvirt: negative g_new0 length can lead to unbounded memory allocation (CVE-2024-2494)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Rocky 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:3253

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2270115

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 200606

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-3253.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/14/2024

Updated: 6/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-2494

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-iscsi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools-c-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-python-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:seabios, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-img-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-ssh-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-opengl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-core, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-network-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-ssh, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-spice-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-dib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:sgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:seavgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-wireshark-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-wireshark, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:seabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-kvm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-tests, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-inspect-icons, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-core-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-docs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-network, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-server, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-secret, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-nss, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-docs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libnbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdfuse-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-rescue, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-rsync, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-client-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-guestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-opengl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdfuse, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-config-network, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-guestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libvirt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-spice, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-winsupport, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-appliance, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libnbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-gluster-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:sgabios, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-dib, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-block-gluster, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-xfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-nss-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-utils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:qemu-kvm-common

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-2494