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Oracle Linux 6 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2014-0420)

high Nessus Plugin ID 73662

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-0420 advisory.

 - kvm-qcow2-Check-backing_file_offset-CVE-2014-0144.patch [bz#1079452 bz#1079453]
 - kvm-qcow2-Check-refcount-table-size-CVE-2014-0144.patch [bz#1079452 bz#1079453]
 - kvm-qcow2-Fix-new-L1-table-size-check-CVE-2014-0143.patch [bz#1079318 bz#1079319]
 - kvm-bochs-Check-catalog_size-header-field-CVE-2014-0143.patch [bz#1079318 bz#1079319]
 - kvm-bochs-Check-extent_size-header-field-CVE-2014-0142.patch [bz#1079313 bz#1079314]
 - kvm-vpc-Validate-block-size-CVE-2014-0142.patch [bz#1079313 bz#1079314]
 - kvm-dmg-prevent-chunk-buffer-overflow-CVE-2014-0145.patch [bz#1079323 bz#1079324]
 - kvm-block-Limit-request-size-CVE-2014-0143.patch [bz#1079318 bz#1079319]
 - kvm-parallels-Sanity-check-for-s-tracks-CVE-2014-0142.patch [bz#1079313 bz#1079314]
 - Resolves: bz#1078849 (EMBARGOED CVE-2014-0150 qemu-kvm: qemu: virtio-net: buffer overflow in virtio_net_handle_mac() function [rhel-6.5.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1079313 (CVE-2014-0142 qemu-kvm: qemu: crash by possible division by zero [rhel-6.5.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1079318 (CVE-2014-0143 qemu-kvm: Qemu: block: multiple integer overflow flaws [rhel-6.5.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1079323 (CVE-2014-0145 qemu-kvm: Qemu: prevent possible buffer overflows [rhel-6.5.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1079330 (CVE-2014-0146 qemu-kvm: Qemu: qcow2: NULL dereference in qcow2_open() error path [rhel-6.5.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1079337 (CVE-2014-0147 qemu-kvm: Qemu: block: possible crash due signed types or logic error [rhel-6.5.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1079343 (CVE-2014-0148 qemu-kvm: Qemu: vhdx: bounds checking for block_size and logical_sector_size [rhel-6.5.z])
 - Resolves: bz#1079452 (CVE-2014-0144 qemu-kvm: Qemu: block: missing input validation [rhel-6.5.z])

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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 affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0420.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 73662

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-0420.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2014

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0150

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0144

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-guest-agent, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 4/22/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0142, CVE-2014-0143, CVE-2014-0144, CVE-2014-0145, CVE-2014-0146, CVE-2014-0147, CVE-2014-0148, CVE-2014-0150

BID: 66464, 66472, 66480, 66481, 66483, 66484, 66486, 66821

RHSA: 2014:0420