bhyve, as used in FreeBSD through 12.1 and illumos (e.g.,... · CVE-2020-24718 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

bhyve, as used in FreeBSD through 12.1 and illumos (e.g.,...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 29, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Sep 25, 2020

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022

Last updated Jan 29, 2023

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Learn more on MITRE.

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Learn more on MITRE.