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RHEL 7 : qemu-kvm-rhev (RHSA-2016:1763)

🗓️ 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL 7 qemu-kvm-rhev has vulnerabilities affecting virtual machines and potential denial of service risks.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2016:1763. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(234408);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/04/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5126", "CVE-2016-5403");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2016:1763");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : qemu-kvm-rhev (RHSA-2016:1763)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for qemu-kvm-rhev.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2016:1763 advisory.

    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on AMD64 and Intel 64
    systems. The qemu-kvm-rhev package provides the user-space component for running virtual machines using
    KVM in environments managed by Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.

    Security Fix(es):

    * Quick Emulator(QEMU) built with the Block driver for iSCSI images support (virtio-blk) is vulnerable to
    a heap-based buffer overflow issue. The flaw could occur while processing iSCSI asynchronous I/O ioctl(2)
    calls. A user inside a guest could exploit this flaw to crash the QEMU process resulting in denial of
    service, or potentially leverage it to execute arbitrary code with QEMU-process privileges on the host.
    (CVE-2016-5126)

    * Quick Emulator(QEMU) built with the virtio framework is vulnerable to an unbounded memory allocation
    issue. It was found that a malicious guest user could submit more requests than the virtqueue size
    permits. Processing a request allocates a VirtQueueElement results in unbounded memory allocation on the
    host controlled by the guest. (CVE-2016-5403)

    Red Hat would like to thank hongzhenhao (Marvel Team) for reporting CVE-2016-5403.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340924");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358359");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_1763.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0a13c00b");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1763");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL qemu-kvm-rhev package based on the guidance in RHSA-2016:1763.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-5126");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(120);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/05/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/08/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/04/15");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcacard-rhev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcacard-tools-rhev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img-rhev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-common-rhev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-rhev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tools-rhev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '7')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 7.x', 'Red Hat ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/dist/rhel/client/7/7Client/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel/client/7/7Client/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/os',
      'content/dist/rhel/client/7/7Client/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/os',
      'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/openstack/9/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/openstack/9/os',
      'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/openstack/9/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel/workstation/7/7Workstation/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel/workstation/7/7Workstation/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/os',
      'content/dist/rhel/workstation/7/7Workstation/x86_64/openstack-tools/9/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'libcacard-rhev-2.3.0-31.el7_2.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'el_string':'el7_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'10', 'exists_check':'openstack-'},
      {'reference':'libcacard-tools-rhev-2.3.0-31.el7_2.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'el_string':'el7_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'10', 'exists_check':'openstack-'},
      {'reference':'qemu-img-rhev-2.3.0-31.el7_2.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'el_string':'el7_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'10', 'exists_check':'openstack-'},
      {'reference':'qemu-kvm-common-rhev-2.3.0-31.el7_2.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'el_string':'el7_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'10', 'exists_check':'openstack-'},
      {'reference':'qemu-kvm-rhev-2.3.0-31.el7_2.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'el_string':'el7_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'10', 'exists_check':'openstack-'},
      {'reference':'qemu-kvm-tools-rhev-2.3.0-31.el7_2.21', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'el_string':'el7_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'10', 'exists_check':'openstack-'}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var flag = 0;
foreach var constraint_array ( constraints ) {
  var repo_relative_urls = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'];
  foreach var pkg ( constraint_array['pkgs'] ) {
    var reference = NULL;
    var _release = NULL;
    var sp = NULL;
    var _cpu = NULL;
    var el_string = NULL;
    var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    var epoch = NULL;
    var allowmaj = NULL;
    var exists_check = NULL;
    var cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['release'])) _release = 'RHEL' + pkg['release'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        _release &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libcacard-rhev / libcacard-tools-rhev / qemu-img-rhev / etc');
}

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15 Apr 2025 00:00Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5
CVSS 24.9
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00201
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