CVE-2024-22255 Information disclosure vulnerability
A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine can leak memory from the vmx process via the UHCI USB controller.
- 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-2024-22255?
CVE-2024-22255 is a high-severity 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 an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22255?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-22255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-22255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22255 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-3hfr-246f-6fxv.