#VU96006 Improper error handling in Xen - CVE-2024-31145

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#VU96006 Improper error handling in Xen - CVE-2024-31145

Published: August 14, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96006
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31145
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in x86 IOMMU identity mapping. A malicious guest can access memory regions related to other guests or the hypervisor.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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