CVE-2024-21104 Privilege escalation in Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) Software

Medium 6.5 Published 16 Apr 2024 Updated 13 Mar 2025

A high-privileged attacker with local access can compromise the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit, leading to full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-21104?

CVE-2024-21104 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit, published on 16 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit product of Oracle Systems (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 8.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit executes to compromise Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21104?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21104?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-21104 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hqjp-8rmv-6c38.