CentOS Update for kmod-kvm CESA-2012:1235 centos5
🗓️ 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 209 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 6 : qemu-kvm (CESA-2012:1234) | 7 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 5 : kvm (CESA-2012:1235) | 6 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 5 : xen (CESA-2012:1236) | 6 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-2542-1 : qemu-kvm - multiple vulnerabilities | 10 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-2543-1 : xen-qemu-dm-4.0 - multiple vulnerabilities | 10 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-2545-1 : qemu - multiple vulnerabilities | 10 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| F5 Networks BIG-IP : QEMU vulnerability (SOL13405416) | 6 Jan 201600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 16 : xen-4.1.3-2.fc16 (2012-13443) | 18 Sep 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 16 : qemu-0.15.1-8.fc16 (2012-15606) | 17 Oct 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 17 : qemu-1.0.1-2.fc17 (2012-15740) | 15 Oct 201200:00 | – | nessus |
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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-September/018847.html");
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881487");
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:"2012-09-07 11:26:09 +0530 (Fri, 07 Sep 2012)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3515");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2012:1235");
script_name("CentOS Update for kmod-kvm CESA-2012:1235 centos5");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kmod-kvm'
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=CentOS5");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"kmod-kvm on CentOS 5");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
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 handled VT100 terminal escape sequences
when emulating certain character devices. A guest user with privileges to
write to a character device that is emulated on the host using a virtual
console back-end could use this flaw to crash the qemu-kvm process on the
host or, possibly, escalate their privileges on the host. (CVE-2012-3515)
This flaw did not affect the default use of KVM. Affected configurations
were:
* When guests were started from the command line ('/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm'),
and without specifying a serial or parallel device that specifically does
not use a virtual console (vc) back-end. (Note that Red Hat does not
support invoking 'qemu-kvm' from the command line on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.)
* Guests that were managed via libvirt, such as when using Virtual Machine
Manager (virt-manager), but that have a serial or parallel device that uses
a virtual console back-end. By default, guests managed via libvirt will not
use a virtual console back-end for such devices.
Red Hat would like to thank the Xen project for reporting this issue.
All KVM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this
issue. Note: The procedure in the Solution section must be performed before
this update will 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 == "CentOS5")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kmod-kvm", rpm:"kmod-kvm~83~249.el5.centos.5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kmod-kvm-debug", rpm:"kmod-kvm-debug~83~249.el5.centos.5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kvm", rpm:"kvm~83~249.el5.centos.5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kvm-qemu-img", rpm:"kvm-qemu-img~83~249.el5.centos.5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kvm-tools", rpm:"kvm-tools~83~249.el5.centos.5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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CVSS 27.2
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