Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880635
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS Update for kvm-83-164.el5_ CESA-2010:0898 centos5 i386
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kvm-83-164.el5_'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kvm-83-164.el5_' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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-KVM handled the reloading of fs and gs segment registers when they had invalid selectors. A privileged host user with access to '/dev/kvm' could use this flaw to crash the host (denial of service). (CVE-2010-3698) All KVM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. Note: The procedure in the Solution section must be performed before this update will take effect. Affected Software/OS: kvm-83-164.el5_ on CentOS 5 Solution: Please install the updated packages. CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3698 42745 http://secunia.com/advisories/42745 44500 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500 ADV-2010-3123 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123 ADV-2010-3321 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 FEDORA-2010-18983 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html MDVSA-2011:029 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 RHSA-2010:0842 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html RHSA-2010:0898 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879
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