FreeBSD : qemu, xen-tools -- QEMU heap overflow flaw with certain ATAPI commands (da451130-365d-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 85234

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The Xen Project reports :

A heap overflow flaw was found in the way QEMU's IDE subsystem handled I/O buffer access while processing certain ATAPI commands.

A privileged guest user in a guest with CDROM drive enabled could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the host's QEMU process corresponding to the guest.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85234

File Name: freebsd_pkg_da451130365d11e5a4a5002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 8/5/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu-devel, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu-sbruno, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu-user-static, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xen-tools, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5154

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