SB2024041029 - Privilege escalation in in Xen
Published: April 10, 2024 Updated: April 23, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024041029
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2201)
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 update from vendor's website.