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CVE-2016-7116

MEDIUM

6.0

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

qemuDebian

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7116

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7116

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7116

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7116

qemuUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-systemUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-armUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-mipsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-miscUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-ppcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-s390xUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-sparcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-x86Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory7

Other references1

git.qemu.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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