CVE-2013-2231: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6, HPC Node 6, Server 6, Workstation 6, Desktop Supplementary 6, Server Supplementary 6, Supplementary AUS 6.4, Supplementary EUS 6.4.z, and Workstation Supplementary 6, when installing on Windows, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program in an unspecified folder.

Affected products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary: version 6.0 only; version 6.4 only; version 6.4.z only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary: version 6.0 only

Published 2013-10-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.