QID 216293

Date Published: 2022-10-31

QID 216293: VMware ESXi 7.0 Patch Release ESXi70U3e-19898904 Missing (VMSA-2022-0016)

VMware ESXi is an enterprise level computer virtualization product.

Affected Versions:
VMware ESXi 7.0.3 before build 19482537

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID checks for vulnerable versions of VMware ESXi with build version using web service present on target.

A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine that has an attached DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) device can take advantage of a flaw in memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) fill buffers that may leak information stored in physical memory about the hypervisor or other virtual machines that reside on the same ESXi host if the host utilizes Intel processors.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
    • Solution

    Refer to VMware advisory VMSA-2022-0016 for more information.

    Vendor References

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    CVE-2022-21123 | CVE-2022-21125 | CVE-2022-21166 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    VMSA-2022-0016 URL Logo www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0016.html
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