CVE-2013-2016

7.8 highEPSS 0.5%

A flaw was found in the way qemu v1.3.0 and later (virtio-rng) validates addresses when guest accesses the config space of a virtio device. If the virtio device has zero/small sized config space, such as virtio-rng, a privileged guest user could use this flaw to access the matching host's qemu address space and thus increase their privileges on the host.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 43% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2019-12-30
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

debian:debian_linux
novell:open_desktop_server
novell:open_enterprise_server
qemu:qemu

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00002.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59541
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-2016

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