CVE-2021-20263

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/03/2021
Last modified:
30/09/2022

Description

A flaw was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon (virtiofsd) of QEMU. The new 'xattrmap' option may cause the 'security.capability' xattr in the guest to not drop on file write, potentially leading to a modified, privileged executable in the guest. In rare circumstances, this flaw could be used by a malicious user to elevate their privileges within the guest.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.0.0 (including) 5.2.50 (excluding)