DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7471

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2017-7471
Downstream
DLA-1035-1
Published: 09 Jul 2018, 14:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Jul 2018, 14:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.8+dfsg-5 | < 1:2.8+dfsg-5 | < 1:2.8+dfsg-5 | < 1:2.8+dfsg-5

References (1)