Debian DSA-2933-1 : qemu-kvm - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 74096

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in qemu-kvm, a full virtualization solution on x86 hardware.

- CVE-2013-4344 Buffer overflow in the SCSI implementation in QEMU, when a SCSI controller has more than 256 attached devices, allows local users to gain privileges via a small transfer buffer in a REPORT LUNS command.

- CVE-2014-2894 Off-by-one error in the cmd_smart function in the smart self test in hw/ide/core.c in QEMU allows local users to have unspecified impact via a SMART EXECUTE OFFLINE command that triggers a buffer underflow and memory corruption.

Solution

Upgrade the qemu-kvm packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u3.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745157

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725944

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4344

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2894

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/qemu-kvm

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2933

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74096

File Name: debian_DSA-2933.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/20/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-kvm, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4344, CVE-2014-2894

BID: 62773, 66932

DSA: 2933