PT-2016-7790 · Qemu+3 · Qemu+3
Jann Horn
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Published
2016-12-31
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2016-9602
CVSS v2.0
9.0
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Qemu versions prior to 2.9
Description
The issue is related to an improper link following when Qemu is built with the VirtFS. A privileged user inside the guest could potentially use this flaw to access the host file system beyond the shared folder, which may lead to escalating their privileges on the host.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 2.9, update to version 2.9 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
Link Following
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Qemu
Suse
Ubuntu