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GLSA-201702-28 : QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97271

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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-201702-28 (QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 A local attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with privileges of QEMU process on the host, 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 QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/qemu-2.8.0-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97271

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201702-28.nasl

Version: 3.13

Type: local

Published: 2/21/2017

Updated: 6/3/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:qemu, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10155, CVE-2017-2615, CVE-2017-5525, CVE-2017-5552, CVE-2017-5578, CVE-2017-5579, CVE-2017-5667, CVE-2017-5856, CVE-2017-5857, CVE-2017-5898, CVE-2017-5931

GLSA: 201702-28

IAVB: 2017-B-0024-S