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GLSA-201612-56 : Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 96231

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201612-56 (Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, could gain privileges on the host system, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/xen-4.7.1-r4' All Xen Tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.7.1-r4' All Xen PvGrub users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/xen-pvgrub-4.7.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96231

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-56.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Published: 1/3/2017

Updated: 1/7/2026

Supported Sensors: 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-2016-9383

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xen, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xen-tools, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xen-pvgrub

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10024, CVE-2016-9377, CVE-2016-9378, CVE-2016-9379, CVE-2016-9380, CVE-2016-9381, CVE-2016-9382, CVE-2016-9383, CVE-2016-9384, CVE-2016-9385, CVE-2016-9386, CVE-2016-9637, CVE-2016-9815, CVE-2016-9816, CVE-2016-9817, CVE-2016-9818, CVE-2016-9932

GLSA: 201612-56

IAVB: 2017-B-0008-S