CVE-2024-22253 Use-after-free vulnerability

Critical 9.3 Published 5 Mar 2024 Updated 16 Aug 2024

A local attacker with admin privileges in a VM can exploit a use-after-free flaw to execute code on the host system.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-22253?

CVE-2024-22253 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 5 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22253?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2024-22253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-57rg-p28x-x2f6.