CVE-2024-53241
Published: December 19, 2024Last modified: December 19, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/xen: don't do PV iret hypercall through hypercall page Instead of jumping to the Xen hypercall page for doing the iret hypercall, directly code the required sequence in xen-asm.S. This is done in preparation of no longer using hypercall page at all, as it has shown to cause problems with speculation mitigations. This is part of XSA-466 / CVE-2024-53241.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.121-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/2
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-466.html
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05df6e6cd9a76b778aee33c3c18c9f3b3566d4a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c211ead1ec440dbf81727e17b03b5e3c44b93d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2796dff62d6c6bfc5fbebdf2bee0d5ac0438906
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b4cfa6213a44fa48714186dfdf125072d036e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c3fdad0a474062d566aae3289d490d7e702d30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa719857f613fed94a79da055b13ca51214c694f