9.3
Critical
CVE-2024-22252 VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious…
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi 8.0 | 8.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| VMware ESXi 7.0 | 7.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| VMware Workstation 17 | 17.x → < 17.5.1 | 17.5.1 |
| VMware Fusion 13 | 13.x → < 13.5.1 | 13.5.1 |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x | No fix stated |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | 4.x | No fix stated |
| ESXi 8.0 | 8.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| ESXi 7.0 | 7.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| vmware_workstation 17.0 | 17.0 → < 17.5.1 | 17.5.1 |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Fusion 13.0 | 13.0 → < 13.5.1 | 13.5.1 |
| cloud_foundation 4.0 | 4.0 → < 6.0 | 6.0 |
References
- www.vmware.com www.vmware.com
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