Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2024-31142
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 mo…
EPSS: 0.174 (96.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Xen — versions consult Xen advisory XSA-455
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 40
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@xen.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-31142?
- CVE-2024-31142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-31142?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-31142 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.