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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| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68539 | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/5 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48659 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/15 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2282 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47992 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45419 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/807893 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00009.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred |
| http://www.osvdb.org/74752 | vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47157 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45188 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1177-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45187 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081972.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA x_transferred |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1531.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred |