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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.1502
HPSBMU03349 rev.1- HP Helion CloudSystem, Local Denial of
Service (DoS), Arbitrary Code Execution
10 June 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: HP Helion CloudSystem
Publisher: Hewlett-Packard
Operating System: Network Appliance
VMware ESX Server
KVM
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-3456
Reference: ASB-2015.0051
ESB-2015.1408
ESB-2015.1407
ESB-2015.1401
ESB-2015.1379
ESB-2015.1372
ESB-2015.1367
ESB-2015.1359
ESB-2015.1343
ESB-2015.1326
ESB-2015.1319
ESB-2015.1308
ESB-2015.1307
ESB-2015.1306
ESB-2015.1304
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Note: the current version of the following document is available here:
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/
docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04706564
SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Document ID: c04706564
Version: 1
HPSBMU03349 rev.1- HP Helion CloudSystem, Local Denial of Service (DoS),
Arbitrary Code Execution
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as
soon as possible.
Release Date: 2015-06-09
Last Updated: 2015-06-09
Potential Security Impact: Local Denial of Service (DoS), arbitrary code
execution
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Helion
CloudSystem. The vulnerability could be exploited locally resulting in Denial
of Service (DoS) or execution of arbitrary code.
Notes:
This is the vulnerability known as "Virtual Environment Neglected Operations
Manipulation" also known as "VENOM".
This vulnerability exists in the floppy disk controller driver of QEMU, an
open-source virtualization technology used to provision guest Virtual
Machines.
This vulnerability affects all versions of QEMU and could lead to hypervisor
breakout, where a user of the guest VM can gain control of the host. HP
Helion CloudSystem leverages QEMU as a core part of its virtualization
functionality and is therefore affected by this vulnerability.
References:
CVE-2015-3456 (SSRT102076)
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP Helion CloudSystem software:
HP Helion CloudSystem 8.x series
Note: Only HP CloudSystem deployment using KVM on RHEL version 6.4 or 6.5 in
the control plane or the data plane are affected by this vulnerability
BACKGROUND
CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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Reference Base Vector Base Score
CVE-2015-3456 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) 7.7
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Information on CVSS is documented
in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002
RESOLUTION
HP recommends following remediation steps to resolve the vulnerability in HP
Helion CloudSystem.
The following steps are recommended by Red Hat (
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1444903 ) and must be applied for each
control plane and data plane node that is using KVM for virtualization:
Login to the node
Upgrade the QEMU package for your system using the command: 'yum update
qemu-kvm'. A full system update may be applied using the command 'yum
update'.
Guest operating systems should be powered off, and started again for the
update to take effect. Refer to the HP Helion CloudSystem administrative
guide ( http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docI
d=c04376928 ) for instructions on restarting appliances.
HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 9 June 2015 Initial release
Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be
installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in
accordance with the customer's patch management policy.
Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security
Bulletin, contact normal HP Services support channel. For other issues about
the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hp.com.
Report: To report a potential security vulnerability with any HP supported
product, send Email to: security-alert@hp.com
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Software Product Category: The Software Product Category is represented in
the title by the two characters following HPSB.
3C = 3COM
3P = 3rd Party Software
GN = HP General Software
HF = HP Hardware and Firmware
MP = MPE/iX
MU = Multi-Platform Software
NS = NonStop Servers
OV = OpenVMS
PI = Printing and Imaging
PV = ProCurve
ST = Storage Software
TU = Tru64 UNIX
UX = HP-UX
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