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CVE-2017-15038

Qemu: 9p: virtfs: information disclosure when reading extended attributes

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 4, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

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.

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 · 3
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/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