SB20230808142 - Denial of service in Xen netback driver



SB20230808142 - Denial of service in Xen netback driver

Published: August 8, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230808142
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34319)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in netback when processing certain packets. A malicious guest can send specially crafted packets to the backend, trigger memory corruption and crash the hypervisor.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.