Resource management error in Xen - CVE-2024-28956
Published: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109000
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen
Xen
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-28956
Install updates from vendor's website.