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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: hyperv-daemons (CVE-2024-35801)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 295856

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of hyperv-daemons installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-35801 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/fpu: Keep xfd_state in sync with MSR_IA32_XFD Commit 672365477ae8 (x86/fpu: Update XFD state where required) and commit 8bf26758ca96 (x86/fpu: Add XFD state to fpstate) introduced a per CPU variable xfd_state to keep the MSR_IA32_XFD value cached, in order to avoid unnecessary writes to the MSR. On CPU hotplug MSR_IA32_XFD is reset to the init_fpstate.xfd, which wipes out any stale state. But the per CPU cached xfd value is not reset, which brings them out of sync. As a consequence a subsequent xfd_update_state() might fail to update the MSR which in turn can result in XRSTOR raising a #NM in kernel space, which crashes the kernel. To fix this, introduce xfd_set_state() to write xfd_state together with MSR_IA32_XFD, and use it in all places that set MSR_IA32_XFD. (CVE-2024-35801)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35801

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 295856

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-35801.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-35801

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hypervvssd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-daemons-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-daemons-license, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hypervfcopyd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hypervkvpd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-daemons

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-35801