Qemu: 9pfs: guest privilege escalation in virtfs mapped-file mode
Published May 17, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the VirtFS, host directory sharing via Plan 9 File System(9pfs) support, is vulnerable to an improper access control issue. It could occur while accessing virtfs metadata files in mapped-file security mode. A guest user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges inside guest.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.7.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 31.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 71.88th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/278 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98574 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7493 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451709 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-05/msg03663.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7493
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7493
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/278 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98574 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7493 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451709 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-05/msg03663.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7493 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7493 |
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