Debian dla-4144 : qemu - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 235039

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4144 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4144-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Santiago Ruano Rincn April 30, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : qemu Version : 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u4 CVE ID : CVE-2023-1544 CVE-2023-3019 CVE-2023-5088 CVE-2023-6693 CVE-2024-3447 Debian Bug : 1034179 1041102 1068821

Multiple security issues were discovered in QEMU, a fast processor emulator, which could result in denial of service or information leak.

CVE-2023-1544

Potential out-of-bounds read and crash via VMWare's paravirtual RDMA device.

CVE-2023-3019

Use-after-free error in the e1000e NIC emulation.

CVE-2023-5088

IDE guest I/O operation addressed to an arbitrary disk offset may potentially allow to overwrite the VM's boot code.

CVE-2023-6693

Stack based buffer overflow in the virtio-net device emulation that may be exploited to cause information leak.

CVE-2024-3447

Heap-based buffer overflow in SDHCI device emulation.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your qemu packages.

For the detailed security status of qemu please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/qemu

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the qemu packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235039

File Name: debian_DLA-4144.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/30/2025

Updated: 4/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5088

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-user, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-sparc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-x86, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-mips, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-user-binfmt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-block-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-user-static, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-gui, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-ppc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-misc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qemu-system-arm

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1544, CVE-2023-3019, CVE-2023-5088, CVE-2023-6693, CVE-2024-3447

IAVB: 2023-B-0058-S, 2024-B-0022-S, 2024-B-0070-S

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