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SUSE SLES10 Security Update : Xen (SUSE-SU-2014:1691-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 83651
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Xen has been updated to fix six security issues :- Guest effectable page reference leak in MMU_MACHPHYS_UPDATE handling (CVE-2014-9030).
- Insufficient bounding of 'REP MOVS' to MMIO emulated inside the hypervisor (CVE-2014-8867).
- Missing privilege level checks in x86 emulation of far branches (CVE-2014-8595).
- Guest user mode triggerable VM exits not handled by hypervisor (bnc#903850).
- Missing privilege level checks in x86 HLT, LGDT, LIDT, and LMSW emulation (CVE-2014-7155).
- Hypervisor heap contents leaked to guests (CVE-2014-4021).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected Xen packagesSee Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880751
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895799
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903850
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903970
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=905467
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906439
http://www.nessus.org/u?c1ba1e75
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8594/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8595/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8866/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8867/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 83651
File Name: suse_SU-2014-1691-1.nasl
Version: 2.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 5/20/2015
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-doc-html, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-doc-pdf, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-doc-ps, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-bigsmp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-debug, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-kdump, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-kdumppae, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-smp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-vmi, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-kmp-vmipae, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-libs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-tools-domu, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xen-tools-ioemu, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:10
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/23/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-4021, CVE-2014-7155, CVE-2014-8594, CVE-2014-8595, CVE-2014-8866, CVE-2014-8867, CVE-2014-9030