Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-21164 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package virtualbox. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
- Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21164 is classified as CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. The code reads past the limits of a buffer, exposing adjacent memory contents or crashing the process.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21164 is recorded against 1 package.
Timeline and source
Published on 16 July 2024 and last revised on 20 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
www.oracle.com (Report)
Other advisories for this package
virtualbox has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read) in other software:
