CVE-2017-7493
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Summary
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 virtfs metadata files in mapped-file security mode. A guest user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges inside guest.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QEMU | qemu | 2.7.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Improper access control issue
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98574
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-05/msg03663.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451709
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/278
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98574
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-05/msg03663.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451709
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/278
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