Access Restriction Bypass Affecting xen package, versions <4.6.1-r1
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- published22 Sept 2019
- disclosed22 Sept 2019
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 22 Sep 2019
CVE-2016-3157 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.4 xen to version 4.6.1-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:3.4 relevant fixed versions and status.
The __switch_to function in arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c in the Linux kernel does not properly context-switch IOPL on 64-bit PV Xen guests, which allows local guest OS users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (guest OS crash), or obtain sensitive information by leveraging I/O port access.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-171.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84594
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035308
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1