RLSA-2021:5238: Security update for 15 packages

RLSA-2021:5238, released December 21, 2021, fixes 2 CVEs across 15 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

6.5

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0037

31st percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 0
                                Routine 2

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
hivex	rocky 8	0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+642+7e26f5e1
libguestfs	rocky 8	1:1.40.2-28.module+el8.5.0+670+c4aa478c
libguestfs-winsupport	rocky 8	0:8.2-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
libiscsi	rocky 8	0:1.18.0-8.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61
libnbd	rocky 8	0:1.2.2-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
libvirt	rocky 8	0:6.0.0-37.module+el8.5.0+670+c4aa478c
libvirt-dbus	rocky 8	0:1.3.0-2.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61
libvirt-python	rocky 8	0:6.0.0-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
nbdkit	rocky 8	0:1.16.2-4.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
netcf	rocky 8	0:0.2.8-12.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61
perl-Sys-Virt	rocky 8	0:6.0.0-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
qemu-kvm	rocky 8	5:4.2.0-59.module+el8.5.0+670+c4aa478c
seabios	rocky 8	0:1.13.0-2.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
sgabios	rocky 8	1:0.20170427git-3.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61
supermin	rocky 8	0:5.1.19-10.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
Routine	CVE-2021-20257	libguestfs-bash-completion: Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms	6.5	0.0037	None reported
Routine	CVE-2021-3930	qemu-kvm-block-gluster: Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms	6.5	0.0034	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2021-20257

qemu 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
qemu-block-extra 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu-block-extra on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
qemu-guest-agent 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu-guest-agent on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
qemu-kvm 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu-kvm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
qemu-system 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu-system on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
qemu-system-arm 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu-system-arm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
qemu-system-common 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu-system-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
qemu-system-data 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17
qemu-system-data on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)

Vendor advisory

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:5238

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