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CVE-2024-5661

Potential Denial of Service affecting XenServer and Citrix Hypervisor

Published: Jun 13, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
6.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue has been identified in both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR which may allow a malicious administrator of a guest VM to cause the host to become slow and/or unresponsive.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

xenservercitrix
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
hypervisorcitrix
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
РОСА ХРОМАО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Citrix HypervisorCitrix Systems Inc.
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS
XenServerThe Linux Foundation
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
citrixcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka xenserver, netscaler gateway firmware, application delivery controller firmware
ао «нтц ит роса»commercialRUOperating Systems
citrix systems inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka citrix adc, netscaler gateway, citrix gateway
the linux foundationoss-projectUSCloud & SaaSaka linuxfoundation.org, linux foundation
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX677100/xenserver-and-citrix-hypervisor-security-update-for-cve20245661
support.citrix.com
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX677100/xenserver-and-citrix-hypervisor-security-update-for-cve20245661
support.citrix.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.268072
vuldb.com
and 1 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 13, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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