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openSUSE Security Update : kvm (openSUSE-SU-2011:0803-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 75888
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
A privileged guest user could cause a buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem of the host, therefore crashing the guest or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host (CVE-2011-2212, CVE-2011-2512).Solution
Update the affected kvm packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701161
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702823
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-07/msg00025.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 75888
File Name: suse_11_4_kvm-110711.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 6/13/2014
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: 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: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvm-debugsource
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-2212, CVE-2011-2512