OracleVM 3.4 : xen (OVMSA-2016-0173)

high Nessus Plugin ID 95620

Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

- qemu: ioport_read, ioport_write: be defensive about 32-bit addresses master XSA-199 [OraBug: 25119498]

Solution

Update the affected xen / xen-tools packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6104821f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95620

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0173.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 12/8/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:xen-tools, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2016