VMware ESXi / Workstation / Fusion: Use-after-free in the UHCI USB controller

CVE-2024-22253Kernel, userspace & hypervisorcurated

Impact

Use-after-free in the UHCI USB controller - guest-to-host code execution as the VMX process

Who can reach it

Tenant VM guest

What to do

ESXi patch + host reboot with evacuation; same USB-controller removal mitigation

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22253

This entry is curated: imported from vendor advisories with machine assistance, not yet individually verified. Confirm against your vendor's advisory before acting, and report anything wrong.