Improper input validation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2022-21621

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Improper input validation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2022-21621

Published: October 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68477
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21621
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to a crash the entire system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Core component in Oracle VM VirtualBox. A local privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to a crash the entire system.


Affected software

Oracle VM VirtualBox
Gentoo Linux
app-emulation/virtualbox
app-emulation/virtualbox-modules

How to mitigate CVE-2022-21621

Install updates from vendor's website.

Oracle VM VirtualBox - update to 6.1.40
app-emulation/virtualbox - update to 6.1.40
app-emulation/virtualbox-modules - update to 6.1.40

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