Use-after-free in VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation - CVE-2024-22267

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89630

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22267

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a guest user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the VBluetoothHCI_PacketOut method in the vbluetooth device. An attacker with administrative access to the guest OS can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with VMX process running on the host.

VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation

Install updates from vendor's website.

VMware Fusion - update to 13.5.2
VMware Workstation - update to 17.5.2

• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24280
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-527/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-526/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation and Fusion