Description
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 products
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.10 – 8.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.04 – 8.04
- Debian / debian_linux4.0 – 4.0
- Debian / debian_linux5.0 – 5.0
- openSUSE / opensuse11.1 – 11.1
- openSUSE / opensuse10.3 – 10.3
- openSUSE / opensuse11.0 – 11.0
- QEMU / QEMU0.9.0 – 0.9.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_desktop5.0 – 5.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_eus5.2 – 5.2
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_server5.0 – 5.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_workstation5.0 – 5.0
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server10 – 10
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35062
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32088
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32063
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799
- MISChttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35031