Out-of-Bounds Affecting xen package, versions <4.7.0-r1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Privileges Required High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.07% (30th percentile)
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NVD
4.1 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE314-XEN-1308582
  • published 21 Jul 2020
  • disclosed 21 Sep 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.14 xen to version 4.7.0-r1 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.

Buffer overflow in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local x86 HVM guest OS administrators on guests running with shadow paging to cause a denial of service via a pagetable update.