Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are prior to 5.2.24 and prior to 6.0.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.6 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | VM VirtualBox | unspecified – < 5.2.24, unspecified – < 6.0.2 | 5.2.24 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | virtualbox | 6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | virtualbox | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | virtualbox | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | virtualbox | 6.0.10-lp151.2.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | virtualbox | 5.2.24-lp150.4.33.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:1547-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 2 repositories
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wotmd/VirtualBox-6.0.0-Exploit-1-day ★ 12 · Aug 3, 2019
CVE-2019-2525 / CVE-2019-2548
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Phantomn/VirtualBox_CVE-2019-2525-CVE-2019-2548 ★ 2 · Aug 1, 2019
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1547-1 Security update for virtualbox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1 Security update for virtualbox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- 106568 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1547 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1814 vendor-advisory