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Debian DSA-2241-1 : qemu-kvm - implementation error

high Nessus Plugin ID 55029

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Nelson Elhage discovered that incorrect memory handling during the removal of ISA devices in KVM, a solution for full virtualization on x86 hardware, could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the qemu-kvm packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/qemu-kvm

https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2241

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 55029

File Name: debian_DSA-2241.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/10/2011

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-kvm

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1751

BID: 47927

DSA: 2241