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VMware ESXi 6.7 / 7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2022-0016)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 192568

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Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of VMware ESXi installed on the remote host is prior to 6.7 P07, or 7.x prior to 7.0 Update 3e. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the VMSA-2022-0016 advisory:

 - Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21123)

 - Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21125)

 - Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2022-21166)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware ESXi 6.7 P07, or 7.0 U3e or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0016.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 192568

File Name: vmware_esxi_vmsa-2022-0016.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/26/2024

Updated: 3/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21166

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/vsphere

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21123, CVE-2022-21125, CVE-2022-21166

VMSA: 2022-0016