CVE-2011-2527

Description

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.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2282

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68539

https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/807893

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48659

http://www.osvdb.org/74752

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/15

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1177-1

http://secunia.com/advisories/47992

http://secunia.com/advisories/47157

http://secunia.com/advisories/45419

http://secunia.com/advisories/45188

http://secunia.com/advisories/45187

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1531.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00009.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081972.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3