SB2024081602 - Fedora 40 update for xen
Published: August 16, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31145)
CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in x86 IOMMU identity mapping. A malicious guest can access memory regions related to other guests or the hypervisor.
2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31146)
CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of shared resources when using PCI pass-through. A malicious guest can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.