CVE - CVE-2017-7471

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-7471	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:97970 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97970 MISC:GLSA-201706-03 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 MISC:[oss-security] 20170419 CVE-2017-7471 Qemu: 9p: virtfs allows guest to change filesystem attributes on host URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/2 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471 MISC:https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9c6b899f7a46893ab3b671e341a2234e9c0c060e URL:https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9c6b899f7a46893ab3b671e341a2234e9c0c060e
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20170405	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170405)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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