Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting xen package, versions <4.12.1-r0
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (6th
percentile)
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- published 21 Jul 2020
- disclosed 8 Oct 2019
How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.14
xen
to version 4.12.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen
package and not the xen
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.14
relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing Arm domU attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) involving a LoadExcl or StoreExcl operation.