SB2023073110 - Improper access control in QEMU 9pfs
Published: July 31, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023073110
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2861)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the 9p passthrough filesystem (9pfs) implementation in QEMU. A local user can escape from the exported 9p tree by creating and opening a device file in the shared folder.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.