Information Exposure Affecting xen package, versions <4.11.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE320-XEN-7012263
  • published 23 May 2024
  • disclosed 21 Jun 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 xen to version 4.11.0-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:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

System software utilizing Lazy FP state restore technique on systems using Intel Core-based microprocessors may potentially allow a local process to infer data from another process through a speculative execution side channel.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

Recommended
5.6 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None