vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-7493: qemu, qemu-kvm -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 17, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 17, 2017
Added
May 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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 virtfs metadata files in mapped-file security mode. A guest user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges inside guest.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-qemudebian-upgrade-qemu-kvm
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