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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.6 High

CVE-2016-9602

Qemu before version 2.9 is vulnerable to an improper link following when built with the VirtFS. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
redhat

Description

Qemu before version 2.9 is vulnerable to an improper link following when built with the VirtFS. 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

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

unspecified Qemu

  • qemu 2.9affected

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