CVE-2024-31146

PCI device pass-through with shared resources

Published Sep 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
When multiple devices share resources and one of them is to be passed
through to a guest, security of the entire system and of respective
guests individually cannot really be guaranteed without knowing
internals of any of the involved guests. Therefore such a configuration
cannot really be security-supported, yet making that explicit was so far
missing.

Resources the sharing of which is known to be problematic include, but
are not limited to
- - PCI Base Address Registers (BARs) of multiple devices mapping to the
same page (4k on x86),
- - INTx lines.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Passing through only SR-IOV virtual functions or devices with well- separated resources will avoid this particular vulnerability. Passing through all devices sharing a given resource to the same guest will also avoid this particular vulnerability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5836-1 xen security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00038}

epss

{'score': 0.00031}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xen
Xen xen
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xen
Xen xen
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description When multiple devices share resources and one of them is to be passed through to a guest, security of the entire system and of respective guests individually cannot really be guaranteed without knowing internals of any of the involved guests. Therefore such a configuration cannot really be security-supported, yet making that explicit was so far missing. Resources the sharing of which is known to be problematic include, but are not limited to - - PCI Base Address Registers (BARs) of multiple devices mapping to the same page (4k on x86), - - INTx lines.
Title PCI device pass-through with shared resources
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
XEN
Published
Updated
Sep 25, 2024, 1:24 PM
Reserved
Mar 28, 2024, 6:14 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 25, 2024, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:27 AM