SB2023061935 - SUSE update for xen 

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SB2023061935 - SUSE update for xen

Published: June 19, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023061935
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42335)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an arbitrary pointer dereference. A malicious guest running in shadow mode and having a PCI device passed through can execute arbitrary code on the hypervisor.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42336)

The vulnerability allows a remote guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in SSBD imlementation. A remote guest can mislead other guests into observing SSBD active when it is not.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References