Scientific Linux Security Update : libvirt on SL6.x i386/x86_64

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61002

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

It was found that several libvirt API calls did not honor the read-only permission for connections. A local attacker able to establish a read-only connection to libvirtd on a server could use this flaw to execute commands that should be restricted to read-write connections, possibly leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation. (CVE-2011-1146)

Note: Previously, using rpmbuild without the '--define 'rhel 5'' option to build the libvirt source RPM could failed with a 'Failed build dependencies' error for the device-mapper-devel package, as this
-devel sub-package may not be available. With this update, the -devel sub-package is no longer checked by default as a dependency when building , allowing the libvirt source RPM to build as expected.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61002

File Name: sl_20110329_libvirt_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1146

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