What is the severity of CVE-2012-2652?

CVE-2012-2652 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2652?

To fix CVE-2012-2652, upgrade QEMU to version 1.1 or later where the vulnerability is addressed.

What is the impact of CVE-2012-2652?

The impact of CVE-2012-2652 is that it allows local users to overwrite or read arbitrary files due to a symlink attack.

Which versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2012-2652?

CVE-2012-2652 affects QEMU version 1.0 specifically.

What is the cause of CVE-2012-2652?

CVE-2012-2652 is caused by improper handling of the mkstemp function failure within the bdrv_open function in QEMU.

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CVE-2012-2652

medium

4.4

7/8/2012

13/2/2023

CVE-2012-2652

First published: Tue Aug 07 2012(Updated: )

The bdrv_open function in Qemu 1.0 does not properly handle the failure of the mkstemp function, when in snapshot node, which allows local users to overwrite or read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
QEMU KVM	=1.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2652?
CVE-2012-2652 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2652?
To fix CVE-2012-2652, upgrade QEMU to version 1.1 or later where the vulnerability is addressed.
What is the impact of CVE-2012-2652?
The impact of CVE-2012-2652 is that it allows local users to overwrite or read arbitrary files due to a symlink attack.
Which versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2012-2652?
CVE-2012-2652 affects QEMU version 1.0 specifically.
What is the cause of CVE-2012-2652?
CVE-2012-2652 is caused by improper handling of the mkstemp function failure within the bdrv_open function in QEMU.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2652?
CVE-2012-2652 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2652?
To fix CVE-2012-2652, upgrade QEMU to version 1.1 or later where the vulnerability is addressed.
What is the impact of CVE-2012-2652?
The impact of CVE-2012-2652 is that it allows local users to overwrite or read arbitrary files due to a symlink attack.
Which versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2012-2652?
CVE-2012-2652 affects QEMU version 1.0 specifically.
What is the cause of CVE-2012-2652?
CVE-2012-2652 is caused by improper handling of the mkstemp function failure within the bdrv_open function in QEMU.