CVE-2020-27674
Published: 22 October 2020
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by modifying kernel memory contents, because invalidation of TLB entries is mishandled during use of an INVLPG-like attack technique.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | hypervisor packages are in universe. For issues in the hypervisor, add appropriate tags to each section, ex: Tags_xen: universe-binary |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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xen Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
focal |
Needed
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.4+57-g41a822c392-1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.4+57-g41a822c392-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.4+57-g41a822c392-1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.4+57-g41a822c392-1)
|
|
noble |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.4+57-g41a822c392-1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
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Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community. |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.3 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | Low |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |