Description
A flaw was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon (virtiofsd) of QEMU. The new 'xattrmap' option may cause the 'security.capability' xattr in the guest to not drop on file write, potentially leading to a modified, privileged executable in the guest. In rare circumstances, this flaw could be used by a malicious user to elevate their privileges within the guest.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-7699 | A flaw was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon (virtiofsd) of QEMU. The new 'xattrmap' option may cause the 'security.capability' xattr in the guest to not drop on file write, potentially leading to a modified, privileged executable in the guest. In rare circumstances, this flaw could be used by a malicious user to elevate their privileges within the guest. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T17:37:23.570Z
Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-20263
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-03-09T18:15:15.593
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:14.223
Link: CVE-2021-20263
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Weaknesses
EUVD