Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL7.x x86_64 (20170705)

high Nessus Plugin ID 101258

Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

- Quick Emulator (QEMU) built with Network Block Device (NBD) Server support was vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference issue. The flaw could occur when releasing a client, which was not initialized due to failed negotiation. A remote user or process could exploit this flaw to crash the qemu-nbd server (denial of service).
(CVE-2017-9524)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?025d4f3b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 101258

File Name: sl_20170705_qemu_kvm_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-tools, 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: 7/5/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9524