Information Exposure Affecting xen package, versions <4.11.1~pre+1.733450b39b-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
97.47% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-XEN-469004
  • published4 Jan 2018
  • disclosed4 Jan 2018

Introduced: 4 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-5715  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 xen to version 4.11.1~pre+1.733450b39b-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

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