SB2024103138 - Remote authenticated code execution in FreeBSD bhyve
Published: October 31, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32668)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to compromise the hypervisor.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in bhyve(8) when emulating a USB controller. A malicious guest can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the hypervisor as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.