SUSE update for xen



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-28746
CVE-2024-2193
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

xen-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-doc-html
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-domU
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU87457

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28746

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution from some register files for some Intel Atom Processors. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

xen-devel: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241105-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU87374

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2193

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a speculative race condition. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to contents of arbitrary host memory, including memory assigned to other guests.

The vulnerability was dubbed GhostRace.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

xen-devel: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.12.4_46-3.106.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241105-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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