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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 th

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00088
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
qemu<= 0.14.0
qemuall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD21 Jun 2012 · 03:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0929-1
usnUSN-1177-1
rhsaRHSA-2011:1531Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081972.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00009.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1531.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45187Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45188Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45419Vendor Advisory
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