CVE-2020-27671: High severity xen xapi vulnerability

Published Oct 22, 2020
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x allowing x86 HVM and PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service (data corruption), cause a data leak, or possibly gain privileges because coalescing of per-page IOMMU TLB flushes is mishandled.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
debian/xen
4.11.4+107-gef32c7afa2-14.14.6-14.14.5+94-ge49571868d-14.17.1+2-gb773c48e36-14.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1
XEN Xen>=4.2.0<=4.14.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=31

Event History

Oct 22, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:34 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-27671?

CVE-2020-27671 is an issue discovered in Xen through 4.14.x that allows x86 HVM and PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service, data corruption, data leak, or possibly gain privileges.

2

What software is affected by CVE-2020-27671?

Xen versions 4.11.4+107-gef32c7afa2-1, 4.14.6-1, 4.14.5+94-ge49571868d-1, 4.17.1+2-gb773c48e36-1, 4.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-1, and earlier versions are affected.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27671?

The severity of CVE-2020-27671 is rated as high, with a CVSS score of 7.8.

4

How can CVE-2020-27671 be exploited?

CVE-2020-27671 can be exploited by x86 HVM and PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service, data corruption, data leak, or potentially gain privileges.

5

How can I mitigate the impact of CVE-2020-27671?

To mitigate the impact of CVE-2020-27671, it is recommended to update to Xen version 4.14.6-1 or apply the appropriate patch provided by the vendor.

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