SB2024101045 - SUSE update for xen 

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SB2024101045 - SUSE update for xen

Published: October 10, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024101045
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31145)

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)

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.


3) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45817)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock within the vlapic_error() function. A buggy or malicious HVM or PVH guest can deadlock Xen and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References