SB2025020337 - Security restrictions bypass in Arm-based CPUs
Published: February 3, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025020337
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5660)
CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to compromise the hypervisor.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect memory address translation when Hardware Page Aggregation (HPA) is enabled and Stage-1 and/or Stage-2 translation is enabled for the active translation regime. A malicious guest can bypass Stage-2 translation and/or GPT protection and compromise the host in certain hypervisor environments.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.