CVE-2024-31142

High

Description

Because of a logical error in XSA-407 (Branch Type Confusion), the mitigation is not applied properly when it is intended to be used. XSA-434 (Speculative Return Stack Overflow) uses the same infrastructure, so is equally impacted. For more details, see: https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-407.html https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-434.html

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductXen
PublishedMay 16, 2024
First seenMay 16, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-693CWE-693

How to fix

Update
  • xen xen4.15.6, 4.16.6, 4.17.4, 4.18.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xen xenv < 4.15.6, 4.16.0 ≤ v < 4.16.6, 4.17.0 ≤ v < 4.17.4, 4.18.0 ≤ v < 4.18.24.15.6, 4.16.6, 4.17.4, 4.18.2
fedoraproject fedora38, 40—

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