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CVE-2024-5661
Potential Denial of Service affecting XenServer and Citrix Hypervisor
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Citrix Hypervisor, XenServer
Vulnerable Versions:
8, 8.2 CU1 LTSR
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 13th, 2024
Last Modified:
October 28th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.