CVE-2020-27674
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CVE-2020-27674 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | <= 4.14.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-286.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-286.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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