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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0185
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0185)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, virtualbox' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0185 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, virtualbox' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0185 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
VBox/GuestHost/OpenGL/util/net.c in Oracle VirtualBox before 3.2.22, 4.0.x
before 4.0.24, 4.1.x before 4.1.32, 4.2.x before 4.2.24, and 4.3.x before
4.3.8, when using 3D Acceleration allows local guest OS users to execute
arbitrary code on the Chromium server via crafted Chromium network pointer
in a CR_MESSAGE_READBACK or CR_MESSAGE_WRITEBACK message to the
VBoxSharedCrOpenGL service, which triggers an arbitrary pointer
dereference and memory corruption (CVE-2014-0981).

Multiple array index errors in programs that are automatically generated
by VBox/HostServices/SharedOpenGL/crserverlib/server_dispatch.py in Oracle
VirtualBox 4.2.x through 4.2.20 and 4.3.x before 4.3.8, when using 3D
Acceleration, allow local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the
Chromium server via certain CR_MESSAGE_OPCODES messages with a crafted
index, which are not properly handled (CVE-2014-0983).

The virtualbox packages has been updated to 4.3.10 maintenance release
that resolves these issues and other upstream reported issues (for more
info check the referenced changelog).

This update also resolves the following:
- load virtualbox modules on install (mga#8826)
- missing GUI translations (mga#12578)

Affected Software/OS:
'kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, virtualbox' package(s) on Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0981
Bugtraq: 20140311 CORE-2014-0002 - Oracle VirtualBox 3D Acceleration Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531418/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-2904 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2904
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32208
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/95
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/oracle-virtualbox-3d-acceleration-multiple-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities
http://secunia.com/advisories/57384
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0983
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