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RHEL 6 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2019:2892)
high Nessus Plugin ID 129332
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for qemu-kvm.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2892 advisory.- QEMU: ne2000: integer overflow leads to buffer overflow issue (CVE-2018-10839)
- QEMU: slirp: heap buffer overflow while reassembling fragmented datagrams (CVE-2018-11806)
- QEMU: pcnet: integer overflow leads to buffer overflow (CVE-2018-17962)
- QEMU: slirp: heap buffer overflow in tcp_emu() (CVE-2019-6778)
- QEMU: qxl: null pointer dereference while releasing spice resources (CVE-2019-12155)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL qemu-kvm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:2892.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?e71e17cb
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2892
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1581013
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1586245
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1636773
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 129332
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2892.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/25/2019
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-11806
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tools, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-10839, CVE-2018-11806, CVE-2018-17962, CVE-2019-12155, CVE-2019-6778