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

  -     qemu-kvm-i386-define-the-ssbd-CPUID-feature-bit-CVE-2018
    -3639.patch 

  -     qemu-kvm-i386-Define-the-Virt-SSBD-MSR-and-handling-of-i     t-CVE.patch 

  -     qemu-kvm-i386-define-the-AMD-virt-ssbd-CPUID-feature-bit
    -CVE-.patch 

  - Resolves: bz#1574074 (CVE-2018-3639 qemu-kvm: hw: cpu:
    speculative store bypass [rhel-6.10.z])

  - kvm-vga-add-share_surface-flag.patch [bz#1553674]

  - kvm-vga-add-sanity-checks.patch [bz#1553674]

  - Resolves: bz#1553674 (CVE-2018-7858 qemu-kvm: Qemu:
    cirrus: OOB access when updating vga display [rhel-6])

  - kvm-target-i386-add-support-for-SPEC_CTRL-MSR.patch     [bz#1525939 bz#1528024]

  -     kvm-target-i386-cpu-add-new-CPUID-bits-for-indirect-bran     .patch 

  -     kvm-target-i386-cpu-add-new-CPU-models-for-indirect-bran     .patch 

  -     kvm-cirrus-fix-oob-access-in-mode4and5-write-functions.p     atch [bz#1501298]

  -     kvm-vga-stop-passing-pointers-to-vga_draw_line-functions     .patch 

  -     kvm-vga-check-the-validation-of-memory-addr-when-draw-te     .patch 

  - Resolves: bz#1486641 (CVE-2017-13672 qemu-kvm-rhev:
    Qemu: vga: OOB read access during display update     [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1501298 (CVE-2017-15289 qemu-kvm: Qemu:
    cirrus: OOB access issue in mode4and5 write functions     [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1525939 (CVE-2017-5715 qemu-kvm: hw: cpu:
    speculative execution branch target injection     [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1528024 (CVE-2017-5715 qemu-kvm-rhev: hw:
    cpu: speculative execution branch target injection     [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1534692 (CVE-2018-5683 qemu-kvm: Qemu:
    Out-of-bounds read in vga_draw_text routine [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1549152 (qemu-kvm-rhev: remove unused patch     file [rhel-6.10])

  - kvm-vns-tls-don-t-use-depricated-gnutls-functions.patch     [bz#1428750]

  - kvm-vnc-apply-display-size-limits.patch [bz#1430616     bz#1430617]

  -     kvm-fix-cirrus_vga-fix-OOB-read-case-qemu-Segmentation-f     .patch 

  -     kvm-cirrus-vnc-zap-bitblit-support-from-console-code.pat     ch [bz#1443448 bz#1443450 bz#1447542 bz#1447545]

  - kvm-cirrus-avoid-write-only-variables.patch [bz#1444378     bz#1444380]

  -     kvm-cirrus-stop-passing-around-dst-pointers-in-the-blitt     .patch 

  -     kvm-cirrus-stop-passing-around-src-pointers-in-the-blitt     .patch 

  -     kvm-cirrus-fix-off-by-one-in-cirrus_bitblt_rop_bkwd_tran     .patch 

  - kvm-cirrus-fix-PUTPIXEL-macro.patch [bz#1444378     bz#1444380]

  - Resolves: bz#1428750 (Fails to build in brew)

  - Resolves: bz#1430616 (CVE-2017-2633 qemu-kvm: Qemu: VNC:
    memory corruption due to unchecked resolution limit     [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1430617 (CVE-2017-2633 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu:
    VNC: memory corruption due to unchecked resolution limit     [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1443448 (CVE-2017-7718 qemu-kvm: Qemu:
    display: cirrus: OOB read access issue [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1443450 (CVE-2017-7718 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu:
    display: cirrus: OOB read access issue [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1444378 (CVE-2017-7980 qemu-kvm: Qemu:
    display: cirrus: OOB r/w access issues in bitblt     routines [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1444380 (CVE-2017-7980 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu:
    display: cirrus: OOB r/w access issues in bitblt     routines [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1447542 (CVE-2016-9603 qemu-kvm: Qemu:
    cirrus: heap buffer overflow via vnc connection     [rhel-6.10])

  - Resolves: bz#1447545 (CVE-2016-9603 qemu-kvm-rhev: Qemu:
    cirrus: heap buffer overflow via vnc connection     [rhel-6.10])

This update for qemu fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed :

  - CVE-2017-10911: The make_response function in the Linux     kernel allowed guest OS users to obtain sensitive     information from host OS (or other guest OS) kernel     memory by leveraging the copying of uninitialized     padding fields in Xen block-interface response     structures (bsc#1057378).

  - CVE-2017-12809: The IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM Emulator     support allowed local guest OS privileged users to cause     a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU     process crash) by flushing an empty CDROM device drive     (bsc#1054724).

  - CVE-2017-15289: The mode4and5 write functions allowed     local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds write access and Qemu process     crash) via vectors related to dst calculation     (bsc#1063122)

  - CVE-2017-15038: Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk     function local guest OS users to obtain sensitive     information from host heap memory via vectors related to     reading extended attributes (bsc#1062069)

  - CVE-2017-14167: Integer overflow in the load_multiboot     function allowed local guest OS users to execute     arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header     address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write     (bsc#1057585)

  - CVE-2017-11434: The dhcp_decode function in     slirp/bootp.c allowed local guest OS users to cause a     denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted     DHCP options string (bsc#1049381)

  - CVE-2017-11334: The address_space_write_continue     function allowed local guest OS privileged users to     cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and     guest instance crash) by leveraging use of     qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area     (bsc#1048902)

  - CVE-2017-13672: The VGA display emulator support allowed     local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via     vectors involving display update (bsc#1056334)

  - CVE-2017-5973: A infinite loop while doing control     transfer in xhci_kick_epctx allowed privileged user     inside the guest to crash the host process resulting in     DoS (bsc#1025109)

  - CVE-2017-5987: The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks     function in hw/sd/sdhci.c allowed local OS guest     privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite     loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the     transfer mode register during multi block transfer     (bsc#1025311)

  - CVE-2017-6505: The ohci_service_ed_list function allowed     local guest OS users to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via vectors involving the number of link     endpoint list descriptors (bsc#1028184)

  - CVE-2016-9603: A privileged user within the guest VM     could have caused a heap overflow in the device model     process, potentially escalating their privileges to that     of the device model process (bsc#1028656)

  - CVE-2017-7718: hw/display/cirrus_vga_rop.h allowed local     guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors     related to copying VGA data via the     cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_transp_ and cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_     functions (bsc#1034908)

  - CVE-2017-7980: An out-of-bounds r/w access issues in the     Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support allowed privileged     user inside guest to use this flaw to crash the Qemu     process resulting in DoS or potentially execute     arbitrary code on a host with privileges of Qemu process     on the host (bsc#1035406)

  - CVE-2017-8112: hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c allowed local guest     OS privileged users to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via the message ring     page count (bsc#1036211)

  - CVE-2017-9375: The USB xHCI controller emulator support     was vulnerable to an infinite recursive call loop issue,     which allowed a privileged user inside guest to crash     the Qemu process resulting in DoS (bsc#1042800)

  - CVE-2017-9374: Missing free of 's->ipacket', causes a     host memory leak, allowing for DoS (bsc#1043073)

  - CVE-2017-9373: The IDE AHCI Emulation support was     vulnerable to a host memory leakage issue, which allowed     a privileged user inside guest to leak host memory     resulting in DoS (bsc#1042801)

  - CVE-2017-9330: USB OHCI Emulation in qemu allowed local     guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite     loop) by leveraging an incorrect return value     (bsc#1042159)

  - CVE-2017-8379: Memory leak in the keyboard input event     handlers support allowed local guest OS privileged users     to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption)     by rapidly generating large keyboard events     (bsc#1037334)

  - CVE-2017-8309: Memory leak in the audio/audio.c allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio     capture (bsc#1037242)

  - CVE-2017-8380: The MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter     emulation support was vulnerable to an out-of-bounds     read access issue which allowed a privileged user inside     guest to read host memory resulting in DoS (bsc#1037336)

  - CVE-2017-7493: The VirtFS, host directory sharing via     Plan 9 File System(9pfs) support, was vulnerable to an     improper access control issue. It could occur while     accessing virtfs metadata files in mapped-file security     mode. A guest user could have used this flaw to escalate     their privileges inside guest (bsc#1039495)

  - CVE-2016-9602: The VirtFS host directory sharing via     Plan 9 File System(9pfs) support was vulnerable to an     improper link following issue which allowed a privileged     user inside guest to access host file system beyond the     shared folder and potentially escalating their     privileges on a host (bsc#1020427)

  - CVE-2017-5579: The 16550A UART serial device emulation     support was vulnerable to a memory leakage issue     allowing a privileged user to cause a DoS and/or     potentially crash the Qemu process on the host     (bsc#1021741)

  - CVE-2017-9503: The MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter     emulation support was vulnerable to a NULL pointer     dereference issue which allowed a privileged user inside     guest to crash the Qemu process on the host resulting in     DoS (bsc#1043296)

  - CVE-2017-10664: qemu-nbd did not ignore SIGPIPE, which     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (daemon crash) by disconnecting during a     server-to-client reply attempt (bsc#1046636)

  - CVE-2017-10806: Stack-based buffer overflow allowed     local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU     process crash) via vectors related to logging debug     messages (bsc#1047674)

  - CVE-2016-9602: The VirtFS host directory sharing via     Plan 9 File System(9pfs) support was vulnerable to an     improper link following issue which allowed a privileged     user inside guest to access host file system beyond the     shared folder and potentially escalating their     privileges on a host (bsc#1020427)

  - CVE-2017-7377: The v9fs_create and v9fs_lcreate     functions in hw/9pfs/9p.c allowed local guest OS     privileged users to cause a denial of service (file     descriptor or memory consumption) via vectors related to     an already in-use fid (bsc#1032075)

  - CVE-2017-8086: A memory leak in the v9fs_list_xattr     function in hw/9pfs/9p-xattr.c allowed local guest OS     privileged users to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) via vectors involving the orig_value     variable (bsc#1035950)

  - CVE-2017-7471: The VirtFS host directory sharing via     Plan 9 File System(9pfs) support was vulnerable to an     improper access control issue which allowed a privileged     user inside guest to access host file system beyond the     shared folder and potentially escalating their     privileges on a host (bsc#1034866)

  - CVE-2016-6835: Buffer overflow in the VMWARE VMXNET3 NIC     device support, causing an OOB read access (bsc#994605)

  - CVE-2016-6834: A infinite loop during packet     fragmentation in the VMWARE VMXNET3 NIC device support     allowed privileged user inside guest to crash the Qemu     instance resulting in DoS (bsc#994418)

  - Fix privilege escalation in TCG mode (bsc#1030624)

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
111023	OracleVM 3.4 : qemu-kvm (OVMSA-2018-0238) (Spectre)	Nessus	OracleVM Local Security Checks	7/12/2018	9/5/2024	critical
104471	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : qemu (SUSE-SU-2017:2946-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	11/9/2017	11/14/2025	critical

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