CVE-2024-22254 Out-of-bounds write vulnerability
A malicious actor with VMX privileges can trigger an out-of-bounds write to escape the sandbox, requiring hypervisor patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22254?
CVE-2024-22254 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an out-of-bounds write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22254?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Esxi.
How do I fix CVE-2024-22254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-22254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw76-72hw-4357.