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GLSA-201412-36 : libvirt: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80241

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-36 (libvirt: Denial of Service)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A context-dependent attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/libvirt-1.2.10-r3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-36

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80241

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-36.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 12/26/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libvirt, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8131, CVE-2014-8135, CVE-2014-8136

GLSA: 201412-36