Information Exposure Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.5.final+shim4.10.4-1+deb9u12


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-XEN-346425
  • published15 May 2019
  • disclosed30 May 2019

Introduced: 15 May 2019

CVE-2018-12127  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 xen to version 4.8.5.final+shim4.10.4-1+deb9u12 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Microarchitectural Load Port Data Sampling (MLPDS): Load ports on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. A list of impacted products can be found here: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/SA00233-microcode-update-guidance_05132019.pdf

References