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TI-2013-03982 Aliases CVE-2013-4536GHSA-9gq4-xvgv-m3gv

Improper privilege management in qemu

Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An user able to alter the savevm data (either on the disk or over the wire during migration) could use this flaw to to corrupt QEMU process memory on the (destination) host, which could potentially result in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—qemuqemu-kvm 1.5.3—No fix listedCNA
  • qemu Vendor— Affected qemu-kvm 1.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.5.3VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1268 Released 2014-09-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 libcacard-devel-rhev-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.7, libcacard-rhev-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.7, libcacard-tools-rhev-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.7 +4
  • RHSA-2014:0888 Released 2014-07-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • RHSA-2014:0927 Released 2014-07-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-img-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-img-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-img-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2014:0743 Released 2014-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
  • RHSA-2014:0744 Released 2014-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • RHEV Agents (vdsm) qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • RHSA-2014:0674 Released 2014-06-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rhev-hypervisor6 3.4.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.5-20140603.2.el6ev

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
RHEV Agents (vdsm)Fixed RHSA-2014:0744
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2014:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0888
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0888
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2014:1268
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4536
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gq4-xvgv-m3gv

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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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