Scientific Linux Security Update : libvirt on SL7.x x86_64 (20161103)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 95846

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version:
libvirt (2.0.0).

Security Fix(es) :

- It was found that the libvirt daemon, when using RBD (RADOS Block Device), leaked private credentials to the process list. A local attacker could use this flaw to perform certain privileged operations within the cluster. (CVE-2015-5160)

- A path-traversal flaw was found in the way the libvirt daemon handled filesystem names for storage volumes. A libvirt user with privileges to create storage volumes and without privileges to create and modify domains could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2015-5313)

- It was found that setting a VNC password to an empty string in libvirt did not disable all access to the VNC server as documented, instead it allowed access with no authentication required. An attacker could use this flaw to access a VNC server with an empty VNC password without any authentication. (CVE-2016-5008)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 95846

File Name: sl_20161103_libvirt_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/15/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-config-network, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-network, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-secret, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-kvm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-daemon-lxc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-docs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-login-shell, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libvirt-nss, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5160, CVE-2015-5313, CVE-2016-5008

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