SB20250227233 - Denial of service in Xen on VT-d
Published: February 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250227233
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) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1713)
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking when handling legacy PCI devices pass-through. A malicious low-privileged guest can crash the entire host.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires Intel IOMMU hardware (VT-d).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.