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CVE-2024-32668 — An insufficient boundary validation in the USB code could lead to an out-of-bounds write on the heap, with data controlled by the caller

High CVSS 8.2

An insufficient boundary validation in the USB code could lead to an out-of-bounds write on the heap, with data controlled by the caller. A malicious, privileged software running in a guest VM can exploit the vulnerability to achieve code execution on the host in the bhyve userspace process, which typically runs as root. Note that bhyve runs in a Capsicum sandbox, so malicious code is constrained by the capabilities available to the bhyve process.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.2 (3.1)
Published
2024-09-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-193, CWE-787

Affected products

  • freebsd / freebsd
  • freebsd / freebsd / 13.3
  • freebsd / freebsd / 13.4
  • freebsd / freebsd / 14.0

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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