Oracle VirtualBox Security Update (Jul 2024) - Linux
🗓️ 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 51 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the Core component of the Oracle VM VirtualBox software allows a malicious individual to gain unauthorized access to read, modify, or delete data, as well as to trigger a service failure. | 30 Aug 202400:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| The vulnerability of the Core component of the Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization software lies in the lack of protection for service data, which allows an intruder to gain unauthorized access to protected information. | 3 Sep 202400:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| The vulnerability of the Core component of the Oracle VM VirtualBox software allows a hacker to trigger a service failure. | 3 Sep 202400:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2024-21164 | 1 Nov 202416:08 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2024-21141 | 16 Jul 202422:39 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2024-21161 | 16 Jul 202422:40 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2024-21164 | 16 Jul 202422:40 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2024-21141 | 16 Jul 202422:39 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2024-21161 | 16 Jul 202422:40 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2024-21164 | 16 Jul 202422:40 | – | cvelist |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| oracle | www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html |
# 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
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