SUSE update for xen

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU109000

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28956

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the hardware support for prediction-domain isolation dubbed "Indirect Target Selection". A malicious guest can infer the contents of arbitrary host memory, including memory assigned to other guests.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Server Applications Module: 15-SP6

Basesystem Module: 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP6

xen-libs-64bit: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-libs: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-tools: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-devel: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:server_applications_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-doc-html:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools-domu:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools-domu-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202501703-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.