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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 : libvirt vulnerabilities (USN-1708-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 64289
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
Wenlong Huang discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain RPC calls. A remote attacker could exploit this and cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-4423)Tingting Zheng discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled cleanup under certain error conditions. A remote attacker could exploit this and cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-0170).
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Solution
Update the affected libvirt-bin and / or libvirt0 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 64289
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1708-1.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 1/30/2013
Updated: 9/19/2019
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: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvirt0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvirt-bin, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4423, CVE-2013-0170
USN: 1708-1