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CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2012:0748 centos6

🗓️ 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvirt' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. The libvirt library is a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. These updated libvirt packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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/2012-July/018709.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881097");
  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:"2012-07-30 16:07:58 +0530 (Mon, 30 Jul 2012)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2693");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"3.7");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2012:0748");
  script_name("CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2012:0748 centos6");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvirt'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 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=CentOS6");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"libvirt on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The libvirt library is a C API for managing and interacting with the
  virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In
  addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized
  systems.

  Bus and device IDs were ignored when attempting to attach multiple USB
  devices with identical vendor or product IDs to a guest. This could result
  in the wrong device being attached to a guest, giving that guest root
  access to the device. (CVE-2012-2693)

  These updated libvirt packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
  Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users
  are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for
  information on the most significant of these changes.

  All users of libvirt are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
  which fix these issues and add these enhancements. After installing the
  updated packages, libvirtd must be restarted ('service libvirtd restart')
  for this update to take effect.");
  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 = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvirt", rpm:"libvirt~0.9.10~21.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvirt-client", rpm:"libvirt-client~0.9.10~21.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvirt-devel", rpm:"libvirt-devel~0.9.10~21.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvirt-lock-sanlock", rpm:"libvirt-lock-sanlock~0.9.10~21.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libvirt-python", rpm:"libvirt-python~0.9.10~21.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 23.7
EPSS0.00331
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