CVE-2023-46840

MediumCVSS 4.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Incorrect placement of a preprocessor directive in source code results in logic that doesn't operate as intended when support for HVM guests is compiled out of Xen.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-670

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xen	Xen	—

References

https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-450.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-450.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLL6SQ6IKFYXLYWITYZCRV5IBRK5G35R/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-450.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 20, 2024
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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