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RHEL 6 : libvirt (RHSA-2019:1578)
high Nessus Plugin ID 126086
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libvirt.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:1578 advisory.- libvirt: arbitrary file read/exec via virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc API (CVE-2019-10161)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL libvirt package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:1578.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?f416f56c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1578
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 126086
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-1578.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/21/2019
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-10161
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-python, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-10161