CentOS 6 : libvirt (CESA-2012:0748)

low Nessus Plugin ID 59918

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libvirt packages that fix one security issue, multiple bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The libvirt library is a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems.

Bus and device IDs were ignored when attempting to attach multiple USB devices with identical vendor or product IDs to a guest. This could result in the wrong device being attached to a guest, giving that guest root access to the device. (CVE-2012-2693)

These updated libvirt packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes.

All users of libvirt are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and add these enhancements. After installing the updated packages, libvirtd must be restarted ('service libvirtd restart') for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected libvirt packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 59918

File Name: centos_RHSA-2012-0748.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/11/2012

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2693

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libvirt-python, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libvirt-lock-sanlock

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2693

RHSA: 2012:0748

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