SB20241112118 - Denial of service in Xen VGA support
Published: November 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241112118
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45818)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.