critical9.0
CVE-2017-7471
Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the VirtFS, host directory sharing via Plan 9 File System (9pfs) support, is vulnerable to an improper access control issue.
Impact
Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the VirtFS, host directory sharing via Plan 9 File System (9pfs) support, is vulnerable to an improper access control issue. It could occur while accessing files on a shared host directory. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond the shared folder and potentially escalating their privileges on a host.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | through 2.8.1.1 Version 2.9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97970
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9c6b899f7a46893ab3b671e341a2234e9c0c060e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97970
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9c6b899f7a46893ab3b671e341a2234e9c0c060e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03