PT-2023-2788 · Oracle+2 · Virtualbox+2

Dungdm + 1 · Published 2023-04-18 · Updated 2024-09-16 · CVE-2023-21990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.44 Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.8

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox, allowing a high-privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks can result in the takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability may also impact additional products.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.1.44, update to version 6.1.44 or later. For versions prior to 7.0.8, update to version 7.0.8 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox until a patch is available.

Fix

Use After Free

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2023-1689

ALT-PU-2023-1690

ALT-PU-2023-1691

ALT-PU-2023-1692

ALT-PU-2023-1693

ALT-PU-2023-1786

ALT-PU-2023-1787

ALT-PU-2023-1788

ALT-PU-2023-1789

ALT-PU-2023-1790

ALT-PU-2023-4088

ALT-PU-2023-4089

ALT-PU-2023-4090

ALT-PU-2023-4664

ALT-PU-2023-4665

ALT-PU-2023-4729

ALT-PU-2023-4730

BDU:2023-02685

CVE-2023-21990

MGASA-2023-0160

OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0166-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_0166-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12912-1

ZDI-23-485

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

Suse

References · 34

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2023:0166-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2023-0160 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0160.html · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21990 · Security Note
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-21990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21990 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-21987 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-02685 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-21990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-485 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12912-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209529 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21987 · Note