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RHEL 5 : kvm (RHSA-2012:0051)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 64021
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kvm.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0051 advisory.- kernel: kvm: pit timer with no irqchip crashes the system (CVE-2011-4622)
- qemu: e1000: process_tx_desc legacy mode packets heap overflow (CVE-2012-0029)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL kvm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2012:0051.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?6356e815
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0051
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 64021
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2012-0051.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/24/2013
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.5
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0029
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-4622
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kvm-tools, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kmod-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kmod-kvm-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kvm-qemu-img
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-4622, CVE-2012-0029
BID: 51172