Improper Privilege Management Affecting vm_virtualbox package, versions [,7.0.22)[7.1.0, 7.1.2)
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- published17 Oct 2024
- disclosed15 Oct 2024
- creditYingMuo
Introduced: 15 Oct 2024
CVE-2024-21259 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade vm_virtualbox to version 7.0.22, 7.1.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management due to the Core component. An attacker can take over the Oracle VM VirtualBox by logging into the infrastructure.