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RHEL 7 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2017:0083)
high Nessus Plugin ID 96592
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for qemu-kvm.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:0083 advisory.- Qemu: net: out of bounds read in net_checksum_calculate() (CVE-2016-2857)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2017:0083.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?2391e443
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0083
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#Low
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 96592
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2017-0083.nasl
Version: 3.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/18/2017
Updated: 4/24/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.6
Temporal Score: 2.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2857
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.4
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tools, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-2857