Advisory Details

July 20th, 2020

Oracle VirtualBox LsiLogicSCSI Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-20-891
ZDI-CAN-10953

CVE ID CVE-2020-14649
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS VirtualBox
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Oracle VirtualBox. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the lsilogicR3ProcessMessageRequest function. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the hypervisor.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-04-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-07-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Lucas Leong (@_wmliang_) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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