SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libvirt (SAT Patch Number 4870)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 55696

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The following bug was fixed in libvirt :

- libvirtd could crash if bogus parameters where passed to the VirDomainGetVcpus call. (CVE-2011-2511)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4870.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691926

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703084

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704024

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2511.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 55696

File Name: suse_11_libvirt-110712.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/27/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous 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: Medium

Base Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt-python, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt-doc

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2511