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Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170321)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 99222
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- An integer overflow flaw and an out-of-bounds read flaw were found in the way QEMU's VGA emulator set certain VGA registers while in VBE mode. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance.
(CVE-2016-3712)
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 99222
File Name: sl_20170321_qemu_kvm_on_SL6_x.nasl
Version: 3.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/6/2017
Updated: 12/26/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3712
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-kvm-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:qemu-guest-agent
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-3712