qemu: guest agent creates files with insecure permissions in deamon mode
Published May 21, 2013
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The qemu guest agent in Qemu 1.4.1 and earlier, as used by Xen, when started in daemon mode, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to read and write to these files.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
virtio-win
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
virtio-win
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0896 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | virtio-win | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | virtio-win | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does not affect the xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does affect the qemu-kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Future qemu-kvm updates in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this flaw. Please note that due to differences in upstream and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 versions of qemu guest agent this issue has lower security impact on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00034) | 6.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c689b4f1bac352dcfd6ecb9a1d45337de0f1de67 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00057.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/93032 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0791.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0896.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53325 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/06/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59675 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028521 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2007 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956082 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84047 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2007
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2007
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