CVE-2011-0011

Publication date 11 February 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

qemu-kvm before 0.11.0 disables VNC authentication when the password is cleared, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish VNC sessions.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qemu-kvm 10.10 maverick
Fixed 0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.4
9.10 karmic
Fixed 0.11.0-0ubuntu6.4
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

kees

qemu in hardy and dapper were not affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
qemu-kvm

References

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