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 virtfs metadata files in mapped-file security mode. A guest user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges inside guest.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1035-1 | qemu security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-965-1 | qemu-kvm security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1497-1 | qemu security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16510 | 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 virtfs metadata files in mapped-file security mode. A guest user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges inside guest. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3414-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:04:11.894Z
Reserved: 2017-04-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7493
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-05-17T15:29:00.143
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-7493
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN