SB2024071647 - SUSE update for xen
Published: July 16, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024071647
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2201)
CWE-ID: CWE-1037 - Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to native branch history injection on x86 systems. A malicious guest can infer the contents of arbitrary host memory, including memory assigned to other guests and compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.