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Oracle Linux 5 : kvm (ELSA-2010-0088)

high Nessus Plugin ID 67993

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2010-0088 advisory.

 - kvm-CVE-2010-0297-usb-linux.c-fix-buffer-overflow.patch [bz#560769]
 - Resolves: bz#560769 (CVE-2010-0297 kvm-userspace-rhel5: usb-linux.c: fix buffer overflow [rhel-5.4.z])
 - Resolves: bz#559093 (EMBARGOED CVE-2010-0298 kvm: emulator privilege escalation [rhel-5.4.z])
 - Resolves: bz#560697 (EMBARGOED CVE-2010-0306 kvm: emulator privilege escalation IOPL/CPL level check [rhel-5.4.z])
 - Resolves: bz#560888 (CVE-2010-0309 kvm: cat /dev/port in guest cause the host hang [rhel-5.4.z])

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-2010-0088.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67993

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0088.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-0297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-0309

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kvm-qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kvm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kmod-kvm

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0297, CVE-2010-0298, CVE-2010-0306, CVE-2010-0309

RHSA: 2010:0088