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CVE-2016-9602

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
1.302

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Machine emulator and virtualizer (USN-3268-1) qemu_2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.1_i386.debLinux
Machine emulator and virtualizer (USN-3268-1) qemu_2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.1_amd64.debLinux
Machine emulator and virtualizer (USN-3268-1) qemu-system_2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.1_i386.debLinux
Machine emulator and virtualizer (USN-3268-1) qemu-system_2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234