QEMU 0.9.0 does not properly handle changes to removable media, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS by using the diskformat: parameter in the -usbdevice option to modify the disk-image header to identify a different format, a related issue to CVE-2008-2004.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | 0.9.0 (including) | 0.9.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | xen-0:3.0.3-64.el5_2.3 | * |
| Kvm | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Kvm | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Kvm | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Kvm | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Qemu | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Qemu | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Qemu | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Qemu | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Qemu | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Qemu | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Xen-3.0 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Xen-3.1 | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Xen-3.1 | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Xen-3.1 | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Xen-3.2 | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32063
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32088
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35031
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32063
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32088
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35031
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html