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GLSA-201704-01 : QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 99274

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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-201704-01 (QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 Remote server can cause a crash in the client causing execution of arbitrary code, and a Denial of Service within the QEMU process. Remote or Local users within a guest QEMU environment can cause a Denial of Service condition of the QEMU guest process.
 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-r9'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 99274

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201704-01.nasl

Version: 3.10

Type: local

Published: 4/11/2017

Updated: 12/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2620

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9602, CVE-2017-2620, CVE-2017-2630, CVE-2017-5973, CVE-2017-5987, CVE-2017-6058, CVE-2017-6505

GLSA: 201704-01

IAVB: 2017-B-0024-S