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CVE-2024-45063

HIGH
8.8CVSS
Published: 2024-09-05
Updated: 2025-11-04
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Description

The function ctl_write_buffer incorrectly set a flag which resulted in a kernel Use-After-Free when a command finished processing. Malicious software running in a guest VM that exposes virtio_scsi can exploit the vulnerabilities to achieve code execution on the host in the bhyve userspace process, which typically runs as root. Note that bhyve runs in a Capsicum sandbox, so malicious code is constrained by the capabilities available to the bhyve process. A malicious iSCSI initiator could achieve remote code execution on the iSCSI target host.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
low
User Action
none
Scope
changed
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-416CWE-416

Metadata

Primary Vendor
FREEBSD
Published
9/5/2024
Last Modified
11/4/2025
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

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