Oracle VM VirtualBox Core Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox. Affected is an unknown function of the component Core. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-21491. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Core. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 04/19/2022 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-21491. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/15/2021 🔍
04/19/2022 +154 days 🔍
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04/27/2022 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198208

Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2022 08:02
Updated: 04/27/2022 10:59
Changes: 04/20/2022 08:02 (38), 04/27/2022 10:53 (2), 04/27/2022 10:59 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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