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
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 97271
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201702-28.nasl
Version: 3.13
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 2/21/2017
Updated: 6/3/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Vector: 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