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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: qemu (CVE-2022-26353)

high Nessus Plugin ID 215956

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of qemu installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-26353 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. This flaw was inadvertently introduced with the fix for CVE-2021-3748, which forgot to unmap the cached virtqueue elements on error, leading to memory leakage and other unexpected results. Affected QEMU version: 6.2.0. (CVE-2022-26353)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26353

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 215956

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2022-26353.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26353

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-aarch64-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-alpha-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-x86, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-loongarch64, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-microblaze, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-loongarch64-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-virtio-vga-gl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-ui-opengl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-cris, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-audio-alsa, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-gl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-block-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-tests, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-ui-curses, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-arm, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-block-dmg, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-block-rbd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-audio-oss, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-ipxe, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-cris-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-alpha, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-m68k-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-mips, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-x86-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-ui-egl-headless, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-virtiofsd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-block-curl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-avr, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-arm-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-vhost-user-gpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-m68k, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-kvm-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-common, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-hppa, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-user-binfmt, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-hppa-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-usb-smartcard, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-docs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-microblaze-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-ui-gtk, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci-gl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-block-nfs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-pr-helper, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-system-avr-core, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-user, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-virtio-vga, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-usb-redirect, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-usb-host, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-ccw

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26353