PT-2013-1183 · Qemu+2 · Qemu Guest Agent+2

Lev Veyde · Published 2013-07-22 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2013-2231

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6

Description The issue affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. It can be exploited locally. A vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program in an unspecified folder.

Recommendations For Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6, consider restricting access to the QEMU Guest Agent service to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the QEMU Guest Agent service until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-06962

CESA-2013_1100

CVE-2013-2231

MGASA-2013-0235

RHSA-2013:1100

RHSA-2013:1101

RHSA-2013_1100

RHSA-2013_1101

Affected Products

Centos

Qemu Guest Agent

Red Hat

References · 19

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06962 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0235.html · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2231 · Security Note
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1100.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-1100.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2231 · Security Note
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1101.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2013-0235 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-July/031912.html · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10829 · Note
• https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-July/069349.html · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980757 · Note
• https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-July/056793.html · Note
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1101.html · Note
• https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-July/082036.html · Note