QID 242077

Date Published: 2023-09-20

QID 242077: Red Hat Update for virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RHSA-2023:5239)

Kernel-based virtual machine (kvm) offers a full virtualization solution for linux on numerous hardware platforms.
The virt:rhel module contains packages which provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using kvm.
The packages also provide apis for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems...Security Fix(es):

    qemu: vnc: improper i/o watch removal in tls handshake can lead to remote unauthenticated denial of service (cve-2023-3354).
    Ntfs-3g: buffer overflow issue in ntfs-3g can cause code execution via crafted metadata in an ntfs image (cve-2022-40284).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 8.1 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 8.1 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:5239 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242077

    CVE-2022-40284 | CVE-2023-3354 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:5239 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5239
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