CVE-2017-7471

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-07-09

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.

See more information about CVE-2017-7471 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	9	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Changed	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)	ELSA-2018-4262	2018-10-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)	ELSA-2018-4285	2018-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)	ELSA-2018-4289	2018-11-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)	ELSA-2019-4585	2019-03-15

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