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CentOS Update for kvm-83-164.el5_ CESA-2010:0898 centos5 i386

🗓️ 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'kvm-83-164.el5_' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2010-December/017213.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880635");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-09 08:20:34 +0200 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2010:0898");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3698");
  script_name("CentOS Update for kvm-83-164.el5_ CESA-2010:0898 centos5 i386");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kvm-83-164.el5_'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS5");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"kvm-83-164.el5_ on CentOS 5");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for
  Linux on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems. KVM is a Linux kernel module built for
  the standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel.

  A flaw was found in the way QEMU-KVM handled the reloading of fs and gs
  segment registers when they had invalid selectors. A privileged host user
  with access to '/dev/kvm' could use this flaw to crash the host (denial of
  service). (CVE-2010-3698)

  All KVM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
  backported patch to correct this issue. Note: The procedure in the Solution
  section must be performed before this update will take effect.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "CentOS5") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kvm", rpm:"kvm~83~164.el5_5.25", rls:"CentOS5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.2
CVSS 24.9
EPSS0.00421
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