Improper Privilege Management Affecting qemu-kvm-block-ssh package, versions <15:4.2.0-34.module+el8.3.0+9669+81410e06.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-QEMUKVMBLOCKSSH-2581135
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Jan 2021

Introduced: 28 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-35517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 qemu-kvm-block-ssh to version 15:4.2.0-34.module+el8.3.0+9669+81410e06.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-0711.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-block-ssh package and not the qemu-kvm-block-ssh package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in qemu. A host privilege escalation issue was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon where a privileged guest user is able to create a device special file in the shared directory and use it to r/w access host devices.

CVSS Base Scores

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