SB2025040802 - SUSE update for xen
Published: April 8, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1713)
CWE-ID: CWE-833 - Deadlock
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking when handling legacy PCI devices pass-through. A malicious low-privileged guest can crash the entire host.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires Intel IOMMU hardware (VT-d).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.