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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-4454

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux host has unpatched CVE-2016-4454 vulnerability in QEMU causing memory disclosure or crashes.

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QEMU vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function denial of service vulnerability
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CVE-2016-4454
1 Jun 201622:00
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CVE-2016-4454
1 Jun 201622:00
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[SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
30 Nov 201814:28
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Debian CVE
CVE-2016-4454
1 Jun 201622:00
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Debian DLA-1599-1 : qemu security update
1 Dec 201800:00
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Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : qemu-kvm (EulerOS-SA-2019-2431)
4 Dec 201900:00
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EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : qemu-kvm (EulerOS-SA-2020-1430)
15 Apr 202000:00
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Tenable Nessus
Fedora 23 : xen (2016-103752d2a9)
14 Jul 201600:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 24 : xen (2016-389be30b95)
14 Jul 201600:00
nessus
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_id(219719);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4454");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-4454");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators
    to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing
    FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read. (CVE-2016-4454)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4454");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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-2016-4454");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/05/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-guest-agent");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-guest-agent-win32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-img");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-img-rhev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm-common");
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  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "5",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "kvm"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qemu-guest-agent"},
          {"reference": "qemu-guest-agent-win32"},
          {"reference": "qemu-img"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-rhev"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-tools"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libcacard"},
          {"reference": "libcacard-devel"},
          {"reference": "libcacard-tools"},
          {"reference": "qemu-guest-agent"},
          {"reference": "qemu-img"},
          {"reference": "qemu-img-rhev"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-common"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-common-rhev"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-rhev"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-tools"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-tools-rhev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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          {"reference": "libcacard-tools"},
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          {"reference": "qemu-img"},
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          {"reference": "qemu-kvm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-common"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-common-rhev"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-rhev"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-tools"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm-tools-rhev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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