Buffer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2024-41928

 

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2024-41928

Published: October 31, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99542
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41928
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation
Affected software:
FreeBSD

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to execute arbitrary code on the hypervisor.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the TPM device passthrough implementation in bhyve(8). A malicious guest can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the hypervisor.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41928

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources