Debian DSA-3041-1 : xen - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 78027

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Multiple security issues have been discovered in the Xen virtualisation solution which may result in denial of service, information disclosure or privilege escalation.

Solution

Upgrade the xen packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 4.1.4-3+deb7u3.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/xen

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3041

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78027

File Name: debian_DSA-3041.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/2/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xen, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2072, CVE-2014-7154, CVE-2014-7155, CVE-2014-7156, CVE-2014-7188

BID: 59982, 70055, 70057, 70062, 70198

DSA: 3041