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CVE-2024-21273

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). ...

6.0 Medium

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Up 0.3 points since Oct 16, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.0

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Record
CVE-2024-21273
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-18986 6.0

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Record
EUVD-2024-18986
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38cv-f4xg-5272 6.0

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). ...

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Record
GHSA-38cv-f4xg-5272
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.0

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Record
CVE-2024-21273
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-21273 6.0

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21273
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2025-0002 No score

Updated virtualbox & kmod-virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities were found in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. A difficult to exploit vulnerability allows a high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise an Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VirtualBox VMs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Record
MGASA-2025-0002
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:0364-1 No score

Security update for virtualbox

This update for virtualbox fixes the following issues:

Update to release 7.1.4:

  • NAT: Fixed DHCP problems with certain guests when domain is empty
  • VMSVGA: Improved flickering, black screen and other screen update issues with recent Linux kernels
  • Linux Guest Additions: Introduce initial support for kernel 6.12
  • EFI: Added missing LsiLogic MPT SCSI driver again to fix booting from devices attached to this device if the EFI firmware is used (7.1.0 regression)
  • EFI: Restored broken network boot support (7.1.0 regression)
  • Adressed CVE-2024-21248 [boo#1231735], CVE-2024-21273 [boo#1231736], CVE-2024-21259 [boo#1231737], CVE-2024-21263 [boo#1231738]
  • Make the Extension Pack work with our compiler flags and RT_NOEXCEPT choices. [boo#1231225]

Update to release 7.1:

  • The GUI now offers a selection between Basic and Experienced user level with reduced or full UI functionality.
  • VRDE: If user does not set up TLS with custom certificates, enable it with self-signed certificate, including issuing a new one before the old one expires
  • NAT: New engine with IPv6 support.
  • Linux host and guest: Added Wayland support for Clipboard sharing.
  • Changed license from Gpl-2.0 to Gpl-3.0

Version bump to VirtualBox 7.0.20 (released July 16 2024 by Oracle))

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:

  • TPM: Fixed errors appearing the event viewer with Windows guests
  • macOS Hosts: Fixed passing USB devices to the VM (bug #21218)
  • Audio: Fixed recording with HDA emulation after newer Windows 10 / 11 guests got rebooted
  • USB: Fixed a deadlock in OHCI triggered when saving the current state of a VM or taking a snapshot (bug #22059)
  • Linux Guest and Host: Introduced initial support for OpenSuse 15.6 kernel
  • Linux Guest and Host: Introduced initial support for RHEL 9.5 kernel (bug #22099)
  • Guest Additions: Shared Clipboard: Fixed issue when extra new lines were pasted when copying text between Win and X11 (bug #21716)
  • UEFI Secure Boot: Add new Microsoft certificates to list for new VMs
Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:0364-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14413-1 No score

python3-virtualbox-7.1.4-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python3-virtualbox-7.1.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14413-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
virtualbox
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 7.0.22-1.mga9
7.0.22-1.mga9
kmod-virtualbox
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 7.0.22-62.mga9
7.0.22-62.mga9
virtualbox
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.0.4-dfsg-25.0.8-dfsg-15.0.10-dfsg-15.0.10-dfsg-25.0.10-dfsg-3
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5.0.10-dfsg-45.0.10-dfsg-55.0.10-dfsg-65.0.10-dfsg-75.0.12-dfsg-15.0.12-dfsg-25.0.14-dfsg-15.0.14-dfsg-25.0.14-dfsg-2build15.0.16-dfsg-25.0.16-dfsg-35.0.18-dfsg-15.0.18-dfsg-1ubuntu15.0.18-dfsg-25.0.18-dfsg-2build15.0.18-dfsg-2ubuntu15.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.15.0.32-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.25.0.36-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.25.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.15.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.25.1.34-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.25.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.15.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.25.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3
None known
virtualbox
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.1.30-dfsg-15.2.0-dfsg-1build25.2.0-dfsg-25.2.0-dfsg-45.2.0-dfsg-5
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5.2.2-dfsg-25.2.2-dfsg-3~build15.2.2-dfsg-35.2.4-dfsg-15.2.4-dfsg-25.2.6-dfsg-15.2.6-dfsg-25.2.6-dfsg-35.2.6-dfsg-3build15.2.6-dfsg-55.2.8-dfsg-25.2.8-dfsg-35.2.8-dfsg-55.2.8-dfsg-65.2.8-dfsg-75.2.10-dfsg-15.2.10-dfsg-25.2.10-dfsg-55.2.10-dfsg-65.2.10-dfsg-6ubuntu18.04.15.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.15.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.35.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.55.2.32-dfsg-0~ubuntu18.04.15.2.34-dfsg-0~ubuntu18.04.15.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1
None known
virtualbox
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
6.0.14-dfsg-16.0.14-dfsg-2~build16.0.14-dfsg-26.1.0-dfsg-3build16.1.0-dfsg-3build2
Show 18 moreShow less
6.1.2-dfsg-16.1.2-dfsg-1build16.1.4-dfsg-16.1.4-dfsg-2~build16.1.4-dfsg-26.1.4-dfsg-46.1.6-dfsg-16.1.10-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.26.1.22-dfsg-2~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.26.1.32-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.34-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.16.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1
None known
virtualbox
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
6.1.26-dfsg-46.1.28-dfsg-16.1.30-dfsg-16.1.32-dfsg-16.1.32-dfsg-1build1
Show 5 moreShow less
6.1.34-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.16.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.16.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.16.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.16.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.3
None known
virtualbox
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
7.0.10-dfsg-37.0.12-dfsg-17.0.12-dfsg-1build17.0.14-dfsg-17.0.14-dfsg-2
Show 8 moreShow less
7.0.14-dfsg-47.0.14-dfsg-4build47.0.14-dfsg-4build57.0.16-dfsg-17.0.16-dfsg-27.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu17.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu1.17.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu1.3
None known
virtualbox
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
7.0.20-dfsg-1.27.0.26-dfsg-17.1.8-dfsg-27.1.8-dfsg-37.1.8-dfsg-3build1
Show 7 moreShow less
7.1.10-dfsg-17.1.12-dfsg-17.1.12-dfsg-27.2.0-dfsg-27.2.0-dfsg-37.2.2-dfsg-27.2.2-dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
None known
virtualbox
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.6-dfsg-47.2.8-dfsg-17.2.14-dfsg-37.2.16-dfsg-17.2.18-dfsg-17.2.20-dfsg-17.2.20-dfsg-2
None known
virtualbox
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.2-dfsg-27.2.2-dfsg-37.2.4-dfsg-17.2.4-dfsg-1build17.2.4-dfsg-2~build1
Show 5 moreShow less
7.2.4-dfsg-37.2.6-dfsg-37.2.6-dfsg-3ubuntu17.2.6-dfsg-3.27.2.6-dfsg-4
None known
Show 7 moreShow less
Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kbuild
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.1.9998+svn3613-bp156.2.3.1
0.1.9998+svn3613-bp156.2.3.1
virtualbox
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
virtualbox-kmp
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
kbuild
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.1.9998+svn3613-bp156.2.3.1
0.1.9998+svn3613-bp156.2.3.1
virtualbox
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
virtualbox-kmp
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
7.1.4-lp156.2.4.1
virtualbox
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 7.1.4-1.1
7.1.4-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-21273 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published October 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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