Information Exposure Affecting xen package, versions <4.13.1-r3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-XEN-2844907
  • published21 Jul 2020
  • disclosed15 Jun 2020

Introduced: 15 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-0543  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 xen to version 4.13.1-r3 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:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incomplete cleanup from specific special register read operations in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

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