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SuSE 11.3 Security Update : kvm and libvirt (SAT Patch Number 10222)
high Nessus Plugin ID 81481
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This collective update for KVM and libvirt provides fixes for security and non-security issues.kvm :
- Fix NULL pointer dereference because of uninitialized UDP socket. (bsc#897654, CVE-2014-3640)
- Fix performance degradation after migration.
(bsc#878350)
- Fix potential image corruption due to missing FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC flag in FS_IOC_FIEMAP ioctl.
(bsc#908381)
- Add validate hex properties for qdev. (bsc#852397)
- Add boot option to do strict boot (bsc#900084)
- Add query-command-line-options QMP command. (bsc#899144)
- Fix incorrect return value of migrate_cancel.
(bsc#843074)
- Fix insufficient parameter validation during ram load.
(bsc#905097, CVE-2014-7840)
- Fix insufficient blit region checks in qemu/cirrus.
(bsc#907805, CVE-2014-8106) libvirt :
- Fix security hole with migratable flag in dumpxml.
(bsc#904176, CVE-2014-7823)
- Fix domain deadlock. (bsc#899484, CVE-2014-3657)
- Use correct definition when looking up disk in qemu blkiotune. (bsc#897783, CVE-2014-3633)
- Fix undefined symbol when starting virtlockd.
(bsc#910145)
- Add '-boot strict' to qemu's commandline whenever possible. (bsc#900084)
- Add support for 'reboot-timeout' in qemu. (bsc#899144)
- Increase QEMU's monitor timeout to 30sec. (bsc#911742)
- Allow setting QEMU's migration max downtime any time.
(bsc#879665)
Solution
Apply SAT patch number 10222.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904176
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=905097
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907805
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908381
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910145
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911742
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3633.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3640.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3657.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7823.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7840.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8106.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843074
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852397
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878350
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879665
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=897654
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=897783
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=899144
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 81481
File Name: suse_11_kvm-libvirt-201412-150124.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2015
Updated: 1/6/2021
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: 6.5
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: 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:kvm, 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: 1/24/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3633, CVE-2014-3640, CVE-2014-3657, CVE-2014-7823, CVE-2014-7840, CVE-2014-8106