Out-of-bounds write in VMware ESXi and Cloud Foundation - CVE-2024-22273
Published: September 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96785
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22273
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
VMware ESXi
Cloud Foundation
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
IBM Cloud Pak System
Cloud Foundation
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
IBM Cloud Pak System
How to mitigate CVE-2024-22273
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware ESXi - addressed in versions ESXi80U2sb-23305545, ESXi70U3sq-23794019
Cloud Foundation - update to 5.1.1
VMware Fusion - update to 13.5.1
VMware Workstation - update to 17.5.1
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.4.1
Cloud Foundation - update to 5.1.1
VMware Fusion - update to 13.5.1
VMware Workstation - update to 17.5.1
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.4.1