Security readout for executives and security teams
This Xen flaw can let one virtual machine access a shared APIC memory page that should be isolated. In affected Intel-based Xen environments, a guest may read or alter data exposed through that shared page, creating cross-guest confidentiality and integrity risk. Exposure is most relevant to Xen x86 hosts on Intel hardware with the affected APIC virtualization behavior. Multi-tenant virtualization, hosting providers, labs running untrusted guests, and shared internal hypervisors have the highest practical concern. Treat as high priority for Xen environments with shared or untrusted guests. It is not described as internet-wormable, but it undermines VM isolation, which is a core control for cloud and hosting risk. Mitigation focus: Review Xen Security Advisory XSA-412 for affected versions and fixed packages.; Apply Xen or operating-system vendor updates where your environment matches the advisory.; Prioritize hosts running untrusted or multi-tenant guest workloads..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N1.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-412.txtCVE reference
- FEDORA-2022-07438e12dfCVE reference · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-9f51d13fa3CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202402-07CVE reference · vendor-advisory
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Improper Access Control
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