PT-2019-5142 · Xen+1 · Xen+1
Manuel Bouyer
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Published
2019-10-07
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Updated
2022-03-31
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CVE-2019-17344
CVSS v3.1
6.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Xen versions prior to 4.12
Description
The issue allows x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service by leveraging a long-running operation that exists to support restartability of PTE updates. It is related to an insufficient input validation mechanism in the Xen hypervisor, which can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations
For Xen versions prior to 4.12, update to version 4.12 or later to resolve the issue.
Fix
DoS
RCE
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Suse
Xen