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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-53241
x86/xen: don't do PV iret hypercall through hypercall page
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 24, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 3, 2025, 9:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-53241 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel requires updating the affected packages to remediate.
  • Update the affected kernel packages.
  • Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-53241.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05df6e6cd9a76b778aee33c3c18c9f3b3566d4a5 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c211ead1ec440dbf81727e17b03b5e3c44b93d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2796dff62d6c6bfc5fbebdf2bee0d5ac0438906 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b4cfa6213a44fa48714186dfdf125072d036e3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c3fdad0a474062d566aae3289d490d7e702d30 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa719857f613fed94a79da055b13ca51214c694f Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/2 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/23/1 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/1 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/2 Mailing List
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-466.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-53241 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-53241 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-53241 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-53241 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.6 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.67 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.121 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.175 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.10.232 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/2 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/23/1 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/1 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/2 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-466.html Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05df6e6cd9a76b778aee33c3c18c9f3b3566d4a5 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c211ead1ec440dbf81727e17b03b5e3c44b93d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2796dff62d6c6bfc5fbebdf2bee0d5ac0438906 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b4cfa6213a44fa48714186dfdf125072d036e3 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c3fdad0a474062d566aae3289d490d7e702d30 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa719857f613fed94a79da055b13ca51214c694f Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Jan. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/2
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Dec. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05df6e6cd9a76b778aee33c3c18c9f3b3566d4a5
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c211ead1ec440dbf81727e17b03b5e3c44b93d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2796dff62d6c6bfc5fbebdf2bee0d5ac0438906
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b4cfa6213a44fa48714186dfdf125072d036e3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c3fdad0a474062d566aae3289d490d7e702d30
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa719857f613fed94a79da055b13ca51214c694f
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Dec. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/23/1
    Added Reference http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-466.html
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
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