CVE-2016-9602

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    CVE-2016-9602

    Published: 26 Apr 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/12, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95461, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037604, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-01/msg06225.html, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg04347.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9602

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -359c41abe32638adad503e386969fa428cecff52

    Affected versions

    v2.9.0-rc5
    v2.9.0-rc4
    v2.9.0-rc3
    v2.9.0-rc2
    v2.9.0-rc1
    v2.9.0-rc0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High