CVE-2018-16867
Description
A flaw was found in qemu Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) before version 3.1.0. A path traversal in the in usb_mtp_write_data function in hw/usb/dev-mtp.c due to an improper filename sanitization. When the guest device is mounted in read-write mode, this allows to read/write arbitrary files which may lead do DoS scenario OR possibly lead to code execution on the host.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:3.1+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:3.1+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:3.1+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:3.1+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:3.1+dfsg-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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