CVE-2011-2527
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-2527 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-06-21 15:55:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.10.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.10.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.0 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.0-rc0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.0-rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.0-rc2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.13.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.13.0 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.13.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.14.0 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.14.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.14.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.15.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.15.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 0.9.1-5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE-SU-2012:0207-1: moderate: kvm: fixing initgroups bug and e1000 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2282-1 qemu-kvm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Qemu Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| www.osvdb.org/74752 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| Security Advisory SA47992 - SUSE update for kvm - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Malformed Request | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| KVM qemu-kvm Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: qemu -runas does not clear supplementary groups | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Security Advisory SA47157 - Red Hat update for qemu-kvm - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Bug #807893 “qemu privilege escalation” : Bugs : QEMU | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.launchpad.net | |
| Security Advisory SA45419 - Ubuntu update for qemu-kvm - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| access.redhat.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-1177-1: QEMU vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ubuntu.com | |
| oss-security - CVE Request: qemu -runas does not clear supplementary groups | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: qemu-0.14.0-9.fc15 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.