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Oracle VirtualBox Security Update (Jul 2024) - Linux

🗓️ 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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Oracle VM VirtualBox Security Update for Linux version 7.0.x prior to 7.0.2

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:oracle:vm_virtualbox";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834266");
  script_version("2025-09-19T05:38:25+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-21141", "CVE-2024-21161", "CVE-2024-21164");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 05:38:25 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-07-16 23:15:15 +0000 (Tue, 16 Jul 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-07-17 12:36:40 +0530 (Wed, 17 Jul 2024)");
  script_name("Oracle VirtualBox Security Update (Jul 2024) - Linux");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Oracle VirtualBox is prone to multiple
  vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is
  present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"These vulnerabilities exist:

  - CVE-2024-21141: An error in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

  - CVE-2024-21161: An error in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

  - CVE-2024-21164: An error in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.");

  script_tag(name: "impact" , value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
  to run arbitrary code and cause denial of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Oracle VirtualBox version 7.0.x prior
  to 7.0.20 on Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 7.0.20 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html#AppendixOVIR");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("secpod_sun_virtualbox_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Sun/VirtualBox/Lin/Ver");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(vers =~ "^7\.0\." && version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"7.0.20")) {
  fix = "7.0.20";
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 3.18.2
EPSS0.00457
SSVC
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