CVE-2016-9103

Qemu: 9pfs: information leakage via xattr

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 8, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host heap memory information by reading xattribute values before writing to them.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 2.3
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor