SB2024041027 - Privilege escalation in Xen 



SB2024041027 - Privilege escalation in Xen

Published: April 10, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024041027
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Type confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31142)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a logical error caused by a branch type confusion when implementing fixes for the following vulnerabilities:

#VU65219 (CVE-2022-23816)
#VU65204 (CVE-2022-23825)
#VU65205 (CVE-2022-29900)
#VU79263 (CVE-2023-20569)

A malicious guest can gain access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.