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RockyLinux 8 : virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RLSA-2023:6980)

high Nessus Plugin ID 302833

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2023:6980 advisory.

 * QEMU: hcd-ehci: DMA reentrancy issue leads to use-after-free (CVE-2021-3750)

 * QEMU: net: triggerable assertion due to race condition in hot-unplug (CVE-2023-3301)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:6980

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999073

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215784

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 302833

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-6980.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/18/2026

Updated: 3/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3750

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-dib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:sgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:seavgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:seabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-inspect-icons, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-server, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libnbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools-c-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-python-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:seabios, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-rsync, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdfuse-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-rescue, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdfuse, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-guestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libvirt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-appliance, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libnbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:sgabios, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libnbd-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-dib, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libnbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-xfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-python, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-utils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-guestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libguestfs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3750, CVE-2023-3301