An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly gain host OS privileges because of an interpretation conflict for a union data structure associated with shadow paging. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-15595.
Weakness
Product A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B’s state.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | 4.11.0 (including) | 4.11.1 (including) |
| Xen | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | disco | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/105.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/273.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/34.html
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXC6BME7SXJI2ZIATNXCAH7RGPI4UKTT/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4369
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-280.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXC6BME7SXJI2ZIATNXCAH7RGPI4UKTT/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4369
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-280.html