Out-of-bounds read in VMware ESXi - CVE-2024-37086

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Out-of-bounds read in VMware ESXi - CVE-2024-37086

Published: June 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93318
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37086
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a malicious user on the guest OS to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. An attacker with access to the guest OS can trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash the host OS.


Affected software

VMware ESXi
PowerStore X
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection
IBM Cloud Pak System

How to mitigate CVE-2024-37086

Install updates from vendor's website.

VMware ESXi - addressed in versions ESXi80U3-24022510, ESXi70U3sq-23794019
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection - update to 2.7.8
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.4.1

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