CVE-2024-5661

Potential Denial of Service affecting XenServer and Citrix Hypervisor

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.

6.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory citrix.com

Affected: Citrix Citrix Hypervisor

Affected: Citrix XenServer

References

Link	Tags
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX677100/xenserver-and-citrix-hypervisor-security-update-for-cve20245661	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5661?: CVE-2024-5661 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5661?: To fix CVE-2024-5661, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-5661 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5661 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5661?: CVE-2024-5661 affects Citrix Citrix Hypervisor, Citrix XenServer.

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