QEMU KVM Virtio Component 'virtqueue' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:48574

Info

QEMU KVM Virtio Component 'virtqueue' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 48574
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2011-2212
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 05 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:46AM
Credit: Nelson Elhage
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE openSUSE 11.4
SuSE openSUSE 11.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
QEMU QEMU 0
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

QEMU KVM Virtio Component 'virtqueue' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

QEMU KVM is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that affects the Virtio component because of a buffer-overflow error.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the host operating system or crash the guest operating system.

Exploit / POC

QEMU KVM Virtio Component 'virtqueue' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

QEMU KVM Virtio Component 'virtqueue' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

QEMU KVM Virtio Component 'virtqueue' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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