SuSE 11.3 Security Update : libvirt (SAT Patch Number 9203)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74507

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

libvirt has been patched to fix two security issues.

Further information is available at http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-0179 and http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-6456

These security issues have been fixed :

- Unsafe parsing of XML documents allows arbitrary file read or denial of service. (CVE-2014-0179)

- Ability to delete or create arbitrary host devices (CVE-2013-6456)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9203.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74507

File Name: suse_11_libvirt-140507.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt-python, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt-doc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt-client-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt-lock-sanlock, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvirt

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6456, CVE-2014-0179

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