#VU101818 NULL pointer dereference in Xen - CVE-2024-53240
Published: December 18, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101818
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53240
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote backend to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the guest xen-netfront driver. A a malicious network backend can crash the guest OS.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.