| Name | CVE-2011-2527 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2282-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 633669 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kvm | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| qemu-kvm | source | squeeze | 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze6 | DSA-2282-1 | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | (unstable) | 0.14.1+dfsg-3 | 633669 |
- kvm <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)