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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1)

🗓️ 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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This update fixes security and bug issues in the 'kvm' package(s) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 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_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.0020.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-7512", "CVE-2015-8345");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-09 14:58:09 +0000 (Wed, 09 Jun 2021)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:24+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:24 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-01-13 19:20:24 +0000 (Wed, 13 Jan 2016)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES11\.0SP3)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160020-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/947164");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/950590");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/953187");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/956829");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/957162");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-January/001777.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kvm' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for kvm fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2015-7512: The receive packet size is now checked in the emulated
 pcnet driver, eliminating buffer overflow and potential security
 issue by malicious guest systems. (bsc#957162)
- CVE-2015-8345: A infinite loop in processing command block list was fixed that could be
 exploit by malicious guest systems (bsc#956829).

Bugs fixed:
- Fix cases of wrong clock values in kvmclock timekeeping
 (bsc#947164 and bsc#953187)
- Enforce pxe rom sizes to ensure migration compatibility.
 (bsc#950590)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'kvm' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11-SP3.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES11.0SP3") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kvm", rpm:"kvm~1.4.2~37.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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