VMSA-2010-0017 : VMware ESX third-party update for Service Console kernel

High Nessus Plugin ID 50858

Synopsis

The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

a. Service Console OS update for COS kernel package.

 This patch updates the Service Console kernel to fix a stack pointer underflow issue in the 32-bit compatibility layer.

 Exploitation of this issue could allow a local user to gain additional privileges.

 The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-3081 to this issue.

Solution

Apply the missing patch.

See Also

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000117.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 50858

File Name: vmware_VMSA-2010-0017.nasl

Version: 1.31

Type: local

Published: 2010/12/01

Updated: 2018/08/06

Dependencies: 12634

Risk Information

Risk Factor: High

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.0, cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2010/11/29

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3081

BID: 38027, 38144, 39719, 43239

VMSA: 2010-0017