SB2020071103 - Resource management error in xen (Alpine package)



SB2020071103 - Resource management error in xen (Alpine package)

Published: July 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020071103
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15564)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing alignment check in VCPUOP_register_vcpu_info hypercall in Xen. A attacker with privileged access to guest operating system can crash the hypervisor.

Note: the vulnerability affects Arm systems only.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.