SB2024090423 - Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation and Fusion
Published: September 4, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024090423
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22273)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the storage controllers functionality. An attacker with access to a virtual machine with storage controllers enabled can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.