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OracleVM 3.1 : xen (OVMSA-2012-0046)
high Nessus Plugin ID 79485
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :- Xen Security Advisory CVE-2012-4411 / XSA-19 version 2 guest administrator can access qemu monitor console Disable qemu monitor by default. The qemu monitor is an overly powerful feature which must be protected from untrusted (guest) administrators. (CVE-2012-4411)
- fix xm create vcpu_avail exceeds XMLRPC int limits If maxvcpus = vcpus = 40, (1<<40 -1) will exceed XMLRPC int limit. Change it to str will work. Then in the xend side, it will converted back to int. (CVE-2012-3515)
Solution
Update the affected xen / xen-devel / xen-tools packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 79485
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2012-0046.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 11/26/2014
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:xen-tools, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-3515, CVE-2012-4411