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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-9602 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 6.5 |
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Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | Single |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
Integrity Impact | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete |
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 7.6 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Attack Vector | Adjacent Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | High |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity Impact | High |
Availability Impact | High |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected |