OracleVM 3.4 : qemu-kvm (OVMSA-2017-0047)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97486

Language:

Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

 - kvm-cirrus-fix-patterncopy-checks.patch [bz#1420486 bz#1420488]

 - kvm-Revert-cirrus-allow-zero-source-pitch-in-pattern-fil .patch

- kvm-cirrus-add-blit_is_unsafe-call-to-cirrus_bitblt_cput .patch

- Resolves: bz#1420486 (EMBARGOED CVE-2017-2620 qemu-kvm:
 Qemu: display: cirrus: potential arbitrary code execution via cirrus_bitblt_cputovideo [rhel-6.8.z])

 - Resolves: bz#1420488 (EMBARGOED CVE-2017-2620 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu: display: cirrus: potential arbitrary code execution via cirrus_bitblt_cputovideo [rhel-6.8.z])

Solution

Update the affected qemu-img package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1b39d0a6

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97486

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0047.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Published: 3/2/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:qemu-img, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/1/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2620