CVE-2011-2527
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (38th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-2511)
- Published
- June 21, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2511 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- qemu / qemu
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References
- 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/45187(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45188(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45419(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47157(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47992(Vendor Advisory)
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1177-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/5
- http://www.osvdb.org/74752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48659
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/807893
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68539
- https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2282
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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