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Unscored RHSA-2012:0051 2 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: kvm security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 28, 2026

Fixed packages 12

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::client kmod-kvm 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::client kmod-kvm-debug 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::client kvm 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::client kvm-debuginfo 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::client kvm-qemu-img 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::client kvm-tools 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::server kmod-kvm 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::server kmod-kvm-debug 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::server kvm 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::server kvm-debuginfo 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::server kvm-qemu-img 0:83-239.el5_7.1
Red Hat · Rhel Virtualization 5 rhel_virtualization:5::server kvm-tools 0:83-239.el5_7.1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Unscored —

    The create_pit_timer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in KVM 83, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle …

  • Unscored —

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_tx_desc function in the e1000 emulation (hw/e1000.c) in qemu-kvm 0.12, and po…

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769721
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772075
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_0051.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4622
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4622
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4622
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0029
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0029
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0029