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GLSA-201412-42 : Xen: Denial of Service

high Nessus Plugin ID 80263

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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-201412-42 (Xen: Denial of Service)

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

 A local user could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/xen-4.2.5-r1' All xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/xen-4.3.3-r3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-42

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80263

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-42.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 12/29/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7154, CVE-2014-7155, CVE-2014-7156, CVE-2014-7188

BID: 70055, 70057, 70062, 70198

GLSA: 201412-42