CVE-2020-25599
Description
A flaw was found in Xen. Uses of EVTCHNOP_reset or XEN_DOMCTL_soft_reset can lead to the violation of various internal assumptions leading to an out of bounds memory access or triggering of bug checks. In particular x86 PV guests may be able to elevate their privilege to that of the host. Information leaks cannot be ruled out and host and guest crashes are also possible, leading to a denial of service (DoS). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Statement
All Xen versions from 4.4 onwards are vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not affected by this flaw, as it shipped an older version of Xen.
Mitigation
There is no known mitigation for this flaw apart from applying the patch.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 | 7 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Modify Application Data; Read Application Data
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Xen project for reporting this issue.
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