SuSE 11.3 Security Update : kvm (SAT Patch Number 9739)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78105

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

kvm has been updated to fix issues in the embedded qemu :

- An integer overflow flaw was found in the QEMU block driver for QCOW version 1 disk images. A user able to alter the QEMU disk image files loaded by a guest could have used this flaw to corrupt QEMU process memory on the host, which could potentially have resulted in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process. (CVE-2014-0223)

- A user able to alter the savevm data (either on the disk or over the wire during migration) could have used this flaw to to corrupt QEMU process memory on the (destination) host, which could have potentially resulted in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process. (CVE-2014-3461)

- An integer overflow flaw was found in the QEMU block driver for QCOW version 1 disk images. A user able to alter the QEMU disk image files loaded by a guest could have used this flaw to corrupt QEMU process memory on the host, which could have potentially resulted in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process. (CVE-2014-0222)

Non-security bugs fixed :

- Fix exceeding IRQ routes that could have caused freezes of guests. (bnc#876842)

- Fix CPUID emulation bugs that may have broken Windows guests with newer -cpu types (bnc#886535)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9739.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=876842

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877642

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877645

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878541

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=886535

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0222.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0223.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3461.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78105

File Name: suse_11_kvm-140919.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/9/2014

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kvm

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0222, CVE-2014-0223, CVE-2014-3461