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Debian: DSA-5836-1 critical: xen privilege escalation and DoS threats

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Calendar Grey December 26, 2024
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Several security flaws addressed in Xen hypervisor; users of Debian are advised to perform system updates.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xen hypervisor, which could result in privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks
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Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xen hypervisor,
which could result in privilege escalation, denial of service or
information leaks.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 4.17.5+23-ga4e5191dc0-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xen packages.

For the detailed security status of xen please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/xen

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: xen
CVE ID: CVE-2023-28746 CVE-2023-46841 CVE-2023-46842 CVE-2024-2193

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