#VU88718 Improper Privilege Management in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2024-21116

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#VU88718 Improper Privilege Management in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2024-21116

Published: April 17, 2024 / Updated: April 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88718
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21116
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Software vendor:
Oracle

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the vboxdrv kernel module. A local user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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