SB2020040415 - Resource management error in xen (Alpine package)
Published: April 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040415
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17345)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error related to page type reference counting with failed IOMMU update. A local user of guest operating system can use a specially crafted kernel to perform denial of service attack against the host system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.