Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : virtualbox (MDVSA-2010:059)

low Nessus Plugin ID 45030

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in virtualbox :

Unspecified vulnerability in Guest Additions in Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.x and 2.0.x before 2.0.12, 2.1.x, and 2.2.x, and Sun VirtualBox before 3.0.10, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) on the guest OS via unknown vectors (CVE-2009-3940).

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 45030

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-059.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dkms-vboxadd, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dkms-vboxvfs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dkms-virtualbox, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-2.6.22.19-desktop586-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-2.6.22.19-server-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-2.6.27.45-desktop-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-2.6.27.45-desktop586-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-2.6.27.45-server-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-desktop-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-desktop586-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadd-kernel-server-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-2.6.29.6-desktop-3mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-2.6.29.6-desktop586-3mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-2.6.29.6-server-3mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-2.6.31.12-desktop-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-2.6.31.12-server-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-desktop586-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxadditions-kernel-server-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.22.19-desktop586-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.22.19-server-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.27.45-desktop-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.27.45-desktop586-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.27.45-server-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-desktop-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-desktop586-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:vboxvfs-kernel-server-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-guest-additions, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.22.19-desktop586-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.22.19-server-2mdv, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.27.45-desktop-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.27.45-desktop586-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.27.45-server-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.29.6-desktop-3mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.29.6-desktop586-3mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.29.6-server-3mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.31.12-desktop-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.31.12-desktop586-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-2.6.31.12-server-1mnb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-desktop586-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:virtualbox-kernel-server-latest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:x11-driver-input-vboxmouse, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:x11-driver-video-vboxvideo, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3940

MDVSA: 2010:059