Privilege escalation in Xen

1) Type confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88372

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31142

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a logical error caused by a branch type confusion when implementing fixes for the following vulnerabilities:

#VU65219 (CVE-2022-23816)
#VU65204 (CVE-2022-23825)
#VU65205 (CVE-2022-29900)
#VU79263 (CVE-2023-20569)

A malicious guest can gain access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Xen: All versions

External links

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-455.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.