Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libvirt (MDVSA-2014:222)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79409

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerability :

Eric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled permissions when processing the qemuDomainFormatXML command. An attacker with read-only privileges could possibly use this to gain access to certain information from the domain xml file (CVE-2014-7823).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79409

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-222.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 11/24/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64virt-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libvirt-utils, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64virt0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7823

BID: 71095

MDVSA: 2014:222

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