Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64990
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1465
Summary:	The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory RHSA-2009:1465.;;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.;;The kvm_emulate_hypercall() implementation was missing a check for the;Current Privilege Level (CPL). A local, unprivileged user in a virtual;machine could use this flaw to cause a local denial of service or escalate;their privileges within that virtual machine. (CVE-2009-3290);;All KVM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain;backported patches to resolve these issues. Note: The procedure in the
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2009:1465. 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. The kvm_emulate_hypercall() implementation was missing a check for the Current Privilege Level (CPL). A local, unprivileged user in a virtual machine could use this flaw to cause a local denial of service or escalate their privileges within that virtual machine. (CVE-2009-3290) All KVM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. Note: The procedure in the Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3290 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
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