openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for qemu

Published: 2023-08-06

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-0664 CVE-2023-2861
CWE-ID	CWE-269 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system qemu-seabios Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-block-iscsi Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-img Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-block-rbd Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-block-curl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-block-ssh Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu-guest-agent Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component qemu Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU79697

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0664

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Windows. A local user can manipulate the QEMU Guest Agent's Windows installer via repair custom action and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1

qemu-seabios: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-help: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-block-iscsi: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-img: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-debuginfo: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-block-rbd: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-block-curl: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-block-ssh: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-debugsource: before 4.1.0-74

qemu-guest-agent: before 4.1.0-74

qemu: before 4.1.0-74

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1472

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU78780