CVE-2016-7116
qemu-kvm - security update
6.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.86%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to access host files outside the export path via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified string.
How to fix CVE-2016-7116
To remediate CVE-2016-7116, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u15 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u15 or later
Is CVE-2016-7116 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u15
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u15
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |