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GLSA-201202-07 : libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58139

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201202-07 (libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 These vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition on the host server or libvirt daemon, or might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/libvirt-0.9.3-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201202-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58139

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201202-07.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 2/28/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libvirt

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1146, CVE-2011-1486, CVE-2011-2178, CVE-2011-2511

BID: 46820, 47148, 48321, 48478

GLSA: 201202-07