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Scientific Linux Security Update : libguestfs on SL6.x x86_64 (20170321)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 99219

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Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - An integer conversion flaw was found in the way OCaml's String handled its length. Certain operations on an excessively long String could trigger a buffer overflow or result in an information leak. (CVE-2015-8869)

Note: The libguestfs packages in this advisory were rebuilt with a fixed version of OCaml to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?37c996b5

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 99219

File Name: sl_20170321_libguestfs_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/6/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:python-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ruby-libguestfs, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8869