SUSE update for xen



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-45818
CVE-2024-45819
CWE-ID CWE-667
CWE-401
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Enterprise Storage
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

xen-libs-64bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-doc-html
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-domU
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU100325

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45818

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking in standard VGA implementation. A malicious guest can cause a deadlock and perform a denial of service attack against the entire host.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

xen-libs-64bit: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-devel: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243977-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU100327

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45819

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due data leak in libxl related to how PBH guests work with ACPI tables. A malicious guest can access sensitive information pertaining to the host, control domain, or other guests.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

xen-libs-64bit: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-devel: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.14.6_22-150300.3.84.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243977-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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