CVE-2023-46839

pci: phantom functions assigned to incorrect contexts

State
Published
Severity
5.3 Medium
Published
Mar 20, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Reserved
Oct 27, 2023

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Description

PCI devices can make use of a functionality called phantom functions, that when enabled allows the device to generate requests using the IDs of functions that are otherwise unpopulated. This allows a device to extend the number of outstanding requests.

Such phantom functions need an IOMMU context setup, but failure to setup the context is not fatal when the device is assigned. Not failing device assignment when such failure happens can lead to the primary device being assigned to a guest, while some of the phantom functions are assigned to a different domain.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
XenXen
  • consult Xen advisory XSA-449Unknown

References

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