Description
spice-vdagent up to and including 0.17.0 does not properly escape save directory before passing to shell, allowing local attacker with access to the session the agent runs in to inject arbitrary commands to be executed.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | spice-vdagent | up to and including 0.17.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | spice-vdagent | 0.18.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | spice-vdagent | 0.18.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | spice-vdagent | 0.18.0-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | spice-vdagent | 0.17.0-1+deb9u1 | DLA-2524-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | 0.17.0-1ubuntu2 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | spice-vdagent | 0.16.0-8.5.15 | SUSE-SU-2018:0372-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | spice-vdagent | 0.16.0-8.5.15 | SUSE-SU-2018:0372-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | spice-vdagent | 0.16.0-8.5.15 | SUSE-SU-2018:0372-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | spice-vdagent | 0.16.0-8.5.15 | SUSE-SU-2018:0372-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | spice-vdagent | 0.21.0-1.7 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11399-1 |
Advisories 3
- DLA-2524-1 spice-vdagent - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:0372-1 security update for spice-vdagent SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11399-1 spice-vdagent-0.21.0-1.7 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026