openSUSE Security Update : kvm (kvm-1545)

high Nessus Plugin ID 42865

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

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550732

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550917

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 42865

File Name: suse_11_1_kvm-091113.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

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-trace, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm-kmp-default

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3616, CVE-2009-3638, CVE-2009-3640

CWE: 189, 20, 399