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Oracle Linux 8 : virt:kvm_utils3 (ELSA-2026-50118)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 299967

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-50118 advisory.

 - Limit recursion in ri-records (CVE-2021-3622) resolves: rhbz#1976194
 - Bounds check for block exceeding page length (CVE-2021-3504) resolves: rhbz#1950501
 - Fixes: CVE-2022-40284
 - Fixes: CVE-2021-46790, CVE-2022-30783, CVE-2022-30784, CVE-2022-30785, CVE-2022-30786, CVE-2022-30787, CVE-2022-30788, CVE-2022-30789 resolves: rhbz#2127240 rhbz#2127248 (also: 2127233 2127234 2127241 2127249 2127255 2127256 2127262 2127263)
 - Fixes: CVE-2021-33285, CVE-2021-33286, CVE-2021-33287, CVE-2021-33289, CVE-2021-35266, CVE-2021-35267, CVE-2021-35268, CVE-2021-35269, CVE-2021-39251, CVE-2021-39252, CVE-2021-39253, CVE-2021-39254 resolves: rhbz#2004490
 - Fix for CVE-2019-9755 (heap-based buffer overflow leads to local root privilege escalation) resolves: rhbz#1698503
 - Fix CVE-2024-7383 NBD server improper certificate validation resolves: RHEL-52728
 - Fix CVE-2022-0485: Fail nbdcopy if NBD read or write fails resolves: rhbz#2045718
 - Contains fix for NBD Protocol Downgrade Attack (CVE-2019-14842).
 - Backport 'tpm2: Check size of buffer before accessing it' (CVE-2023-1017 & CVE-2023-1018) Resolves: rhbz#2173964 Resolves: rhbz#2173970
 - Fix CVE-2021-3746 libtpms: out-of-bounds access via specially crafted TPM 2 command packets Resolves: rhbz#1999307
 - Fix CVE-2021-3623: out-of-bounds access when trying to resume the state of the vTPM Fixes: rhbz#1976816
 - rpc: ensure temporary GSource is removed from client event loop (Daniel P. Berrange) [Orabug: 36821472] {CVE-2024-4418}
 - Fix CVE-2021-3716 NBD_OPT_STRUCTURED_REPLY injection on STARTTLS resolves: rhbz#1994915
 - io: fix use after free in websocket handshake code (Daniel P. Berrange) [Orabug: 38687831] {CVE-2025-11234}
 - hw/usb/hcd-uhci: don't assert for SETUP to non-0 endpoint (Peter Maydell) [Orabug: 37517799] {CVE-2024-8354}
 - target/i386: Enumerate verw-clear CPUID feature (Boris Ostrovsky) [Orabug: 38118557] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357}
 - Add fix for CVE-2022-23645.
 Resolves: rhbz#2056517
 - Update to 0.4.2, to address potential symlink vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-28407).
 Resolves: rhbz#1906043
 - Fix CVE-2022-2211 Denial of Service in --key parameter resolves: rhbz#2102720

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-50118.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 299967

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-50118.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/25/2026

Updated: 2/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, 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-2024-8354

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-secret, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:netcf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-client-qemu, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:supermin-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-virtiofsd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-inspect-icons, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libnbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-dib, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-network, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:netcf-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libiscsi-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-lock-sanlock, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-dbus, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seavgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:lua-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-wireshark, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtpms-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-iscsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-tools-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sgabios, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-rescue, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-nss, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-gobject-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:netcf-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-winsupport, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-ssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-sys-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-server, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libnbd-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seabios, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-usb-host, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-gluster, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:supermin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-xfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libiscsi-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-rsync, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-config-network, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-gobject, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-appliance, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdfuse, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:swtpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtpms, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-hivex, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libiscsi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8354, CVE-2025-11234