CVE-2016-7116

Qemu: 9p: directory traversal flaw in 9p virtio backend

Published Dec 10, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 6.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-618-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-619-1 qemu-kvm security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1599-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7995 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3125-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved
Aug 30, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 10, 2016, 12:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:52 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 11, 2016, 12:00 AM