CVE-2013-2231 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via a crafted program due to an unquoted Windows search path in the QEMU Guest Agent service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2231?
CVE-2013-2231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 1 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6, HPC Node 6, Server 6, Workstation 6, Desktop Supplementary 6, Server Supplementary 6, Supplementary AUS 6.4, Supplementary EUS 6.4.z, and Workstation Supplementary 6, when installing on Windows, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program in an unspecified folder.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2231?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (25)
qemu-guest-agent Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-guest-agent-win32 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-img Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-guest-agent Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-guest-agent-win32 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-img Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-guest-agent Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-guest-agent-win32 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-img Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-guest-agent Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-guest-agent-win32 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-img Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
qemu-kvm-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6 |
virtio-win Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | All versions | 0:1.6.5-6.el6_4 |
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2231?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-2231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v34-6f5w-w54r, MGASA-2013-0235, RHSA-2013:1100, RHSA-2013:1101.