Information Exposure Affecting xen package, versions <4.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.58% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-XEN-18388703
  • published29 Jul 2026
  • disclosed14 Aug 2018

Introduced: 14 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-3620  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest xen to version 4.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-2 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure of information residing in the L1 data cache to an attacker with local user access via a terminal page fault and a side-channel analysis.

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