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GHSA-8F65-FXMQ-VVPX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-20 15:32 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:31

Details

Such phantom functions need an IOMMU context setup, but failure to setup the context is not fatal when the device is assigned. Not failing device assignment when such failure happens can lead to the primary device being assigned to a guest, while some of the phantom functions are assigned to a different domain.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2023-46839 (GCVE-0-2023-46839)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-20 10:35 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:18

Title

pci: phantom functions assigned to incorrect contexts

Summary

PCI devices can make use of a functionality called phantom functions, that when enabled allows the device to generate requests using the IDs of functions that are otherwise unpopulated. This allows a device to extend the number of outstanding requests. Such phantom functions need an IOMMU context setup, but failure to setup the context is not fatal when the device is assigned. Not failing device assignment when such failure happens can lead to the primary device being assigned to a guest, while some of the phantom functions are assigned to a different domain.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-08-06 14:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Assigner

XEN CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard D 56/100 over 48 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-449.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-449.html

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Xen	Xen	Unknown: consult Xen advisory XSA-449

Date Public

2024-01-30 12:00

Credits

This issue was discovered by Roger Pau Monné of XenServer.

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Sightings

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