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F5 Networks BIG-IP : Linux kernel vulnerability (SOL15732)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78660

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The translate_desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not properly handle cross-region descriptors, which allows guest OS users to obtain host OS privileges by leveraging Kernel-base Virtual Machine (KVM) guest OS privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K15732.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15732

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78660

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15732.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: Local

Published: 10/24/2014

Updated: 10/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.28

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0311

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0311

BID: 58053