Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7116
CVE-2016-7116
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/30/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/30/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92680nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg03917.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg04231.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.qemu.orgnvd
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