vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2017-7471: qemu -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 9, 2018
Added
Feb 25, 2019
Modified
Aug 15, 2025

Description

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 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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-qemu
Title
NEW

Explore Exposure Command

Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.