CVE-2024-53241: Linux kernel · x86/xen: don't do PV iret hypercall through hypercall page
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:44 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented as part of the Linux kernel update referenced by XSA-466 and CVE-2024-53241. Users should apply the official Linux kernel patches that replace the hypercall page usage with direct coding in xen-asm.S. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying this patch.
Description
CVE-2024-53241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to the x86/xen architecture. It involves the use of the paravirtualized (PV) iret hypercall through the hypercall page, which has been replaced by directly coding the required sequence in xen-asm.S. This change prepares for the removal of the hypercall page due to issues with speculation mitigations.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53241 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/05df6e6cd9a76b778aee33c3c18c9f3b3566d4a5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c211ead1ec440dbf81727e17b03b5e3c44b93d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2796dff62d6c6bfc5fbebdf2bee0d5ac0438906 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b4cfa6213a44fa48714186dfdf125072d036e3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c3fdad0a474062d566aae3289d490d7e702d30 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa719857f613fed94a79da055b13ca51214c694f (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/17/2 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/23/1 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/1 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/05/2 (opens in a new tab)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-466.html (opens in a new tab)