CVE-2017-7471

Summary

CVECVE-2017-7471
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-09 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:30:00 UTC
DescriptionQuick 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc0 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc2 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc3 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc4 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc0 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc2 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc3 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.9.0 rc4 All All
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commitdiff MISC git.qemu.org
1443401 – (CVE-2017-7471) CVE-2017-7471 Qemu: 9p: virtfs allows guest to change filesystem attributes on host CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commitdiff CONFIRM git.qemu.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2017-7471 Qemu: 9p: virtfs allows guest to change filesystem attributes on host MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
QEMU 'hw/9pfs/9p-local.c' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710528 Gentoo Linux QEMU Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-03)
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