CVE-2016-9602
HIGH8.8EPSS 1.3%qemu-kvm - security update
Published: 4/26/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/qemufrom 0, < 1:2.8+dfsg-3
- Debian/qemufrom 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u22
- Debian/qemu-kvmfrom 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u22
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |