Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-27672 |
CWE-ID | CWE-362 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Xen Server applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | Xen Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU49941
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27672
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x allowing x86 guest OS users to cause a host OS denial of service, achieve data corruption, or possibly gain privileges by exploiting a race condition that leads to a use-after-free involving 2MiB and 1GiB superpages.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsXen: 4.0.0 - 4.14.1
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00075.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00025.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/7
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-345.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06
http://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-345.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.