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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : KVM (SAT Patch Number 4814)
high Nessus Plugin ID 55620
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.Description
A privileged guest user could cause a buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem of the host, therefore crashing the guest or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host. (CVE-2011-2212 / CVE-2011-2512)Solution
Apply SAT patch number 4814.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=626654
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695766
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698237
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701161
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702823
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 55620
File Name: suse_11_kvm-110630.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 7/19/2011
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kvm
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-2212, CVE-2011-2512