Improper Link Following Vulnerability in Qemu with VirtFS

CVE-2016-9602 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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