SUSE update for xen

1) Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

EUVDB-ID: #VU79453

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28689

CWE-ID: CWE-669 - Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-tools: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-libs: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

xen: before 4.11.4_18-2.54.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP4-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools-domu-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools-domu:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-libs-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-doc-html:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xen:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211648-1/

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.