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Oracle Linux 5 : kvm (ELSA-2009-1465)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67932
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2009-1465 advisory.[83-105.0.1.el5_4.7]
- Add kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch
[kvm-83-105.el5_4.7]
- kvm-qemu-virtio-net-do-not-return-stack-pointer-from-fun.patch [bz#524557]
- Resolves: bz#524557 (QEMU crash (during virtio-net WHQL tests for Win2008 R2))
[kvm-83-105.el5_4.6]
- kvm-Revert-update_refcount-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-alloc_cluster_link_l2-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-Combined-patch-of-two-upstream-commits-the-se.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-qcow2-Update-multiple-refcounts-at-once.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-qcow2-Refactor-update_refcount.patch [bz#520693]
- Related: bz#520693 (Bad qcow2 performance with cache=off)
[kvm-83-105.el5_4.5]
- kvm-kernel-KVM-VMX-Optimize-vmx_get_cpl.patch [bz#524125 bz#524125]
- kvm-kernel-KVM-x86-Disallow-hypercalls-for-guest-callers-in-rin.patch [bz#524125 bz#524125]
- Resolves: bz#524125 (kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0 [rhel-5.4.z])
[83-105.el5_4.4]
- kvm-kernel-reset-hflags-on-cpu-reset.patch [bz#520694]
- Resolves: bz#520694 (NMI filtering for AMD (Windows 2008 R2 KVM guest can not restart when set it as multiple cpus))
[83-105.el5_4.3]
- kvm-kernel-Fix-coalesced-interrupt-reporting-in-IOAPIC.patch [bz#521794]
- kvm-kernel-VMX-Fix-cr8-exiting-control-clobbering-by-EPT.patch [bz#521793]
- Resolves: bz#521793 (windows 64 bit does vmexit on each cr8 access.)
- Resolves: bz#521794 (rtc-td-hack stopped working. Time drifts in windows)
- kvm-qcow2-Refactor-update_refcount.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-qcow2-Update-multiple-refcounts-at-once.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Combined-patch-of-two-upstream-commits-the-second-fi.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-alloc_cluster_link_l2-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-update_refcount-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- Resolves: bz#520693 (Bad qcow2 performance with cache=off)
[83-105.el5_4.2]
- Update kversion to 2.6.18-164.el5 to match build root
- kvm-kernel-add-nmi-support-to-svm.patch [bz#520694]
- Resolves: bz#520694 (NMI filtering for AMD (Windows 2008 R2 KVM guest can not restart when set it as multiple cpus))
[83-105.el5_4.1]
- Update kversion to 2.6.18-162.el5
- kvm-Initialize-PS2-keyboard-mouse-state-on-reset.patch [bz#517855]
- Resolves: bz#517855 (guest not accepting keystrokes or mouse clicks after reboot)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67932
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1465.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 10/22/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-3290
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kvm-qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kmod-kvm
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3290
BID: 36512
RHSA: 2009:1465