SB2024071646 - SUSE update for xen
Published: July 16, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024071646
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46842)
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of register values when invoking a hypercall. A malicious HVM or PVH guest can pass specially crafted input to the hypervisor and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.