CVE catalog

CVE-2011-2527

qemu-kvm - several

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.44% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5vulnerable
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze1vulnerable
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze2vulnerable
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze3vulnerable
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze4vulnerable
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze4~bpo50+1vulnerable
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze5vulnerable
Debianqemu-kvm6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze6fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianqemu-kvmdeb6.00.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze6Not reportedDSA-2282-1Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

No matching packages in this catalog.

Observed:

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