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Unscored CVE-2024-53241 EUVD-2024-51913GHSA-w2vx-fp9q-36ph

x86/xen: don't do PV iret hypercall through hypercall page

Published Dec 24, 2024 · Updated Nov 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.17 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.27 5.10.232

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.12.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.123-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.234-1 DLA-4075-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.128-1~deb11u1 DLA-4076-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1062.64 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux +8 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-60.63 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1029.31 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1029.34 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1016.17 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1030.32 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1025.29 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1012.14 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1026.26 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-intel +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-60.63.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1028.31 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1028.31.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1008.8 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1026.27 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1028.32 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1017.18 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-135.146 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1080.87 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1029.31~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1084.93 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1029.34~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1084.93.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1079.88 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1030.32~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1077.83 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1062.70 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-60.63~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1072.75 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1026.26~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1075.81 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1076.81 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-60.63.1~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1074.75 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1028.31~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1033.33 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1021.21 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1026.27~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1074.77 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 6.8.0-62.65~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1044.48 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 +1 5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2023.24 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1022.23 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1080.88 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1022.23~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1080.87+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1083.92+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-135.146+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1079.88+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 rv +76 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1 RHSA-2025:20095
RHEL 9 rv +75 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 RHSA-2025:20518
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-553.50.1.rt7.391.el8_10 RHSA-2025:3894
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-553.50.1.el8_10 RHSA-2025:3893

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 10 rv +74 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1 ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux 9 rv +73 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +9 4.18.0-553.50.1.rt7.391.el8_10 ALSA-2025:3894
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-553.50.1.el8_10 ALSA-2025:3893

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 kernel 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1 RLSA-2025:20095
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 RLSA-2025:20518
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.50.1.el8_10 RLSA-2025:3893
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.50.1.rt7.391.el8_10 RLSA-2025:3894
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-coco +3 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLES 15 SP6 xen 4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2 SUSE-SU-2025:0142-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1.150400.24.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLES 15 SP4 xen 4.16.7_02-150400.4.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02326-1
Show 17 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1.150400.24.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 xen 4.16.7_02-150400.4.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02326-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.82.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0229-1
SLE Micro 5.5 xen 4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01860-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1.150400.24.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.106.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0231-1
SLE Micro 5.4 xen 4.16.7_02-150400.4.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02326-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1.150400.24.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.106.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0231-1
SLE Micro 5.3 xen 4.16.7_02-150400.4.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02326-1
SLE Micro 5.2 xen 4.14.6_24-150300.3.87.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01850-1
SLE Micro 5.1 xen 4.14.6_24-150300.3.87.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01850-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_7 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_7 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_35 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1.150400.24.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 xen 4.16.7_02-150400.4.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02326-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1.150400.24.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 xen 4.16.7_02-150400.4.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02326-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1.150400.24.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.147.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0203-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 xen 4.16.7_02-150400.4.72.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02326-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +10 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 xen 4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2 SUSE-SU-2025:0142-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 kernel-uek +34 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek ELSA-2025-20530, ELSA-2025-20480
Oracle Linux 8 kernel-uek +12 5.15.0-305.176.4.el9uek ELSA-2025-20095
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-553.50.1.el8_10 ELSA-2025-20095, ELSA-2025-3893

Advisories 40

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