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RHEL 8 : virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RHSA-2024:0135)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 187897
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for virt:rhel / virt-devel:rhel.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0135 advisory.Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packages which provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM. The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems.
Security Fix(es):
* QEMU: e1000e: heap use-after-free in e1000e_write_packet_to_guest() (CVE-2023-3019)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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 virt:rhel / virt-devel:rhel packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0135.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?205aa6aa
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 187897
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0135.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/10/2024
Updated: 6/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3019
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-secret, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-appliance, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-tools-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-ui-spice, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netcf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-winsupport, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-ui-opengl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:supermin-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdfuse, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-nss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-config-network, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seavgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-rescue, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netcf-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-sys-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-gobject-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtpms, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-xfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-dbus, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-gobject, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-xz-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seabios, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgabios, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnbd-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:slof, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-inspect-icons, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netcf-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtpms-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-tar-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-dib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-example-plugins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-rsync, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libiscsi-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:swtpm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ruby-hivex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-python-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ocaml-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-ssh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-wireshark, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-network, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-block-gluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libiscsi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libiscsi-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nbdkit-basic-filters, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:supermin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnbd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:lua-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virt-v2v-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock
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: 1/10/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-3019