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CVE-2017-15038
Published: Oct 9, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-4213
vendor-advisory
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[qemu-devel] 20171004 Re: [PATCH] 9pfs: use g_malloc0 to allocate space for xattr
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-3575-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20171006 CVE-2017-15038 Qemu: 9p: virtfs: information disclosure when reading extended attributes
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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