CVE-2023-3494: bhyve privileged guest escape via fwctl
Published Aug 1, 2023
·Updated
The fwctl driver implements a state machine which is executed when a bhyve guest accesses certain x86 I/O ports. The interface lets the guest copy a string into a buffer resident in the bhyve process' memory. A bug in the state machine implementation can result in a buffer overflowing when copying this string. Malicious, privileged software running in a guest VM can exploit the buffer overflow to achieve code execution on the host in the bhyve userspace process, which typically runs as root, mitigated by the capabilities assigned through the Capsicum sandbox available to the bhyve process.
Affected Software
14 affected components
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-b1-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-b2-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p7
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-p8
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.1-rc1-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=13.2-p1
Event History
Aug 1, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:13 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
11:15 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software