Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions <4.11.1-r0
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- published21 Jul 2020
- disclosed8 Dec 2018
Introduced: 8 Dec 2018
CVE-2018-19967 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.16 xen to version 4.11.1-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:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x on Intel x86 platforms allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS hang) because Xen does not work around Intel's mishandling of certain HLE transactions associated with the KACQUIRE instruction prefix.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX239432
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4369
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-282.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00057.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00072.html