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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-06-21T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:34.288Z

Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2527

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-21T15:55:09.863

Modified: 2020-11-02T14:39:17.710

Link: CVE-2011-2527

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2527 - Bugzilla