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CVE-2011-2527

The change_process_uid function in os-posix.c in Qemu 0.14.0 and earlier does not properly drop group privileges when the -runas option is used, which allows local guest users to access restricted files on the host.

Published

2012-06-21T15:55:09.863

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application qemu qemu ≤ 0.14.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.1.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.1.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.1.2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.1.3 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.1.4 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.1.5 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.1.6 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.2.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.3.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.4.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.4.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.4.2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.4.3 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.6.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.6.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.7.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.7.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.7.2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.8.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.8.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.8.2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.9.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.9.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.9.1-5 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.10.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.10.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.10.2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.10.3 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.10.4 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.10.5 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.10.6 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.0-rc0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.0-rc1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.0-rc2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.11.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.3 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.4 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.12.5 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.13.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.13.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.13.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.14.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.14.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.14.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.14.1 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.15.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 0.15.0 Yes
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