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openSUSE Security Update : kvm (kvm-1547)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42864
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update of QEMU KVM fixes the following bugs :- CVE-2009-3616: CVSS v2 Base Score: 8.5 use-after-free bug in VNC code which might be used to execute code on the host system injected from the guest system
- CVE-2009-3638: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 integer overflow in kvm_dev_ioctl_get_supported_cpuid()
- CVE-2009-3640: CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 update_cr8_intercept() NULL pointer dereference
Solution
Update the affected kvm packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540247
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547555
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547624
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=549487
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550072
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42864
File Name: suse_11_0_kvm-091113.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 11/23/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm-kmp-pae, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm-kmp-default, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2009