SB2023080729 - Denial of service in Xen on Cortex-A77



SB2023080729 - Denial of service in Xen on Cortex-A77

Published: August 7, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023080729
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34320)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a coding error in code for Cortex-A77 cores (r0p0 and r1p0). A malicious guest can trigger a deadlock and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.