CVE-2024-36913 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's VMBus driver, affecting Debian and other Linux distributions. It arises in Confidential Computing (CoCo) virtual machines where an untrusted host can cause memory encryption/decryption functions to fail, leading to decrypted (shared) memory being returned to the page allocator. This could result in significant functional or security issues, including potential information disclosure, integrity compromise, or denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 6.1.143CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.6.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7, < 6.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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