Link Following Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-QEMUKVM-343388
  • published26 Apr 2018
  • disclosed26 Apr 2018

Introduced: 26 Apr 2018

CVE-2016-9602  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:12.04 qemu-kvm.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm package and not the qemu-kvm package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.