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TI-2008-04343 Aliases CVE-2008-4553GHSA-5642-4rj6-w59m

qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite…

Priority LOW 32CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00486 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1-5VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1-5 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4553
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5642-4rj6-w59m

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 6

  • TI-2024-16148 QEMU before 8.2.0 has an integer underflow, and resultant buffer overflow, via a TI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-02736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in QEMU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-02681 Qemu: 9pfs: improper access control on special files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-09678 The QMP migrate command in QEMU version 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to OS command… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03326 Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-22631 QEMU through 8.0.0 could trigger a division by zero in scsi_disk_reset in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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