CVE-2016-9602
High
CVE-2016-9602
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.
Exploit probability
3.8%
Published
April 26, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
121 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-9602
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95461
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037604
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9602
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-01/msg06225.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg04347.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01