CVE-2016-9602
qemu-kvm - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.3%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-9602
To remediate CVE-2016-9602, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.8+dfsg-3 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u22 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u22 or later
Is CVE-2016-9602 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:2.8+dfsg-3
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u22
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u22
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |