#VU88374 Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code in Xen - CVE-2024-2201
Published: April 10, 2024 / Updated: April 23, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88374
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2201
CWE-ID: CWE-1037
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to native branch history injection on x86 systems. A malicious guest can infer the contents of arbitrary host memory, including memory assigned to other guests and compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.