#VU100327 Memory leak in Xen - CVE-2024-45819

 

#VU100327 Memory leak in Xen - CVE-2024-45819

Published: November 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100327
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45819
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due data leak in libxl related to how PBH guests work with ACPI tables. A malicious guest can access sensitive information pertaining to the host, control domain, or other guests.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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