Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15 Core Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Core. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-21116. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Linux hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-21116 since 12/07/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.0.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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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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Upgrade: VM VirtualBox 7.0.16

Timelineinfo

12/07/2023 🔍
04/17/2024 +131 days 🔍
04/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/09/2025 +418 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21116 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21116
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-261046

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2024 07:05
Updated: 06/09/2025 22:54
Changes: 04/17/2024 07:05 (63), 12/05/2024 16:53 (1), 06/09/2025 22:54 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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