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GLSA-201804-09 : SPICE VDAgent: Arbitrary command injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 108930

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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-201804-09 (SPICE VDAgent: Arbitrary command injection)

 SPICE VDAgent does not properly escape save directory before passing to shell.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could execute arbitrary commands.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All SPICE VDAgent users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/spice-vdagent-0.17.0_p20180319'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-09

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108930

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201804-09.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 4/10/2018

Updated: 6/7/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:spice-vdagent, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15108

GLSA: 201804-09