High severity · published Sep 25, 2020
CVE-2020-24718
bhyve, as used in FreeBSD through 12.1 and illumos (e.g., OmniOS CE through r151034 and OpenIndiana through Hipster 2020.04), does not properly restrict VMCS and VMCB read/write…
8.2
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
bhyve, as used in FreeBSD through 12.1 and illumos (e.g., OmniOS CE through r151034 and OpenIndiana through Hipster 2020.04), does not properly restrict VMCS and VMCB read/write operations, as demonstrated by a root user in a container on an Intel system, who can gain privileges by modifying VMCS_HOST_RIP.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CD
Clustered Data Ontap · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
through 11.2; 11.3; 11.3; 11.3; 11.3; 11.3; +34 more · source: NVD
OM
Omnios · Omniosce
through r151034 · source: NVD
OP
Openindiana · Openindiana
through hipster_2020.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24718
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24718
Exploit
https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/blob/84971882a96ac0fecd538b02208054a872ff8af3/usr/src/uts/i86pc/io/vmm/intel/vmcs.c#L246-L249
Vendor Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:28.bhyve_vmcs.asc
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201016-0002/
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