MGASA-2024-0275 - Updated virtualbox & kmod-virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 29 Jul 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0275.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-21141,
     CVE-2024-21161,
     CVE-2024-21164

Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with
logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to
compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM
VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope
change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover
of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality,
Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33408
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html#AppendixOVIR
- https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v20
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21141
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21161
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21164

SRPMS:
- 9/core/virtualbox-7.0.20-1.mga9
- 9/core/kmod-virtualbox-7.0.20-51.mga9

Mageia 2024-0275: virtualbox & kmod-virtualbox Security Advisory Updates

Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox

Summary

Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33408

- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html#AppendixOVIR

- https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v20

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21141

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21161

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21164

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0275 - Updated virtualbox & kmod-virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/virtualbox-7.0.20-1.mga9

- 9/core/kmod-virtualbox-7.0.20-51.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 29 Jul 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0275.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-21141, CVE-2024-21161, CVE-2024-21164

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