openSUSE Security Update : libvirt (openSUSE-SU-2011:0311-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75623

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

several API calls did not honor the read-only flag connections.
Attackers could exploit that to modify the state of the system or potentially execute code (CVE-2011-1146).

Solution

Update the affected libvirt packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678406

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00022.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75623

File Name: suse_11_3_libvirt-110316.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvirt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvirt-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvirt-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvirt-python, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1146