# CVE-2020-24718: bhyve, as used in FreeBSD through 12.1 and illumos (e.g., OmniOS CE through r151034 and OpenIndiana through Hipster 2020.04), does not prope

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

bhyve, as used in FreeBSD through 12.1 and illumos (e.g., OmniOS CE through r151034 and OpenIndiana through Hipster 2020.04), does not properly restrict VMCS and VMCB read/write operations, as demonstrated by a root user in a container on an Intel system, who can gain privileges by modifying VMCS_HOST_RIP.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/blob/84971882a96ac0fecd538b02208054a872ff8af3/usr/src/uts/i86pc/io/vmm/intel/vmcs.c#L246-L249
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:28.bhyve_vmcs.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201016-0002/

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