The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-0743 advisory.

    [0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10]
    - kvm-virtio-out-of-bounds-buffer-write-on-invalid-state-l.patch [bz#1095692]
    - kvm-usb-sanity-check-setup_index-setup_len-in-post_load.patch [bz#1095743]
    - kvm-usb-sanity-check-setup_index-setup_len-in-post_load-2.patch [bz#1095743]
    - kvm-virtio-scsi-fix-buffer-overrun-on-invalid-state-load.patch [bz#1095739]
    - kvm-virtio-avoid-buffer-overrun-on-incoming-migration.patch [bz#1095735]
    - kvm-virtio-validate-num_sg-when-mapping.patch [bz#1095763 bz#1096124]
    - kvm-virtio-allow-mapping-up-to-max-queue-size.patch [bz#1095763 bz#1096124]
    - kvm-enable-PCI-multiple-segments-for-pass-through-device.patch [bz#1099941]
    - kvm-virtio-net-fix-buffer-overflow-on-invalid-state-load.patch [bz#1095675]
    - kvm-virtio-validate-config_len-on-load.patch [bz#1095779]
    - kvm-usb-fix-up-post-load-checks.patch [bz#1096825]
    - kvm-CPU-hotplug-use-apic_id_for_cpu-round-2-RHEL-6-only.patch [bz#1100575]
    - Resolves: bz#1095675       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1095692       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1095735       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1095739       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1095743       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1095763       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1095779       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1096124       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1096825       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1099941       ()
    - Resolves: bz#1100575       (Some vCPU topologies not accepted by libvirt)

    [0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.9]
    - kvm-ide-Correct-improper-smart-self-test-counter-reset-i.patch [bz#1087978]
    - Resolves: bz#1087978       (CVE-2014-2894 qemu-kvm: QEMU: out of bounds buffer accesses, guest triggerable via IDE SMART     [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.

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Oracle Linux 6 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2014-0743)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74457

Version 1.11