CVE-2017-7471

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/07/2018
Last modified:
12/02/2023

Description

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.8.1.1 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*