Upstream information
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing x86 AMD HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by triggering data-structure access during pagetable-height updates. When running on AMD systems with an IOMMU, Xen attempted to dynamically adapt the number of levels of pagetables (the pagetable height) in the IOMMU according to the guest's address space size. The code to select and update the height had several bugs. Notably, the update was done without taking a lock which is necessary for safe operation. A malicious guest administrator can cause Xen to access data structures while they are being modified, causing Xen to crash. Privilege escalation is thought to be very difficult but cannot be ruled out. Additionally, there is a potential memory leak of 4kb per guest boot, under memory pressure. Only Xen on AMD CPUs is vulnerable. Xen running on Intel CPUs is not vulnerable. ARM systems are not vulnerable. Only systems where guests are given direct access to physical devices are vulnerable. Systems which do not use PCI pass-through are not vulnerable. Only HVM guests can exploit the vulnerability. PV and PVH guests cannot. All versions of Xen with IOMMU support are vulnerable.Upstream Security Advisories:
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 7.2 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
Integrity Impact | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete |
National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
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Base Score | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Attack Vector | Physical | Physical |
Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
Privileges Required | High | High |
User Interaction | None | None |
Scope | Changed | Changed |
Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
Integrity Impact | High | High |
Availability Impact | High | High |
CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the xen package
This issue likely only affects the XEN hypervisor itself, unless otherwise stated. The userland utilities in -tools and libraries in -libs are shipped together with the xen hypervisor as they are built from one source and do not contain hypervisor specific fixes. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1158007 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2019:3296-1, published Fri Dec 13 16:13:50 MST 2019
- SUSE-SU-2019:3297-1, published Fri Dec 13 16:10:48 MST 2019
- SUSE-SU-2019:3309-1, published Mon Dec 16 10:15:00 MST 2019
- SUSE-SU-2019:3310-1, published Mon Dec 16 10:13:14 MST 2019
- SUSE-SU-2019:3338-1, published Wed Dec 18 16:12:00 MST 2019
- SUSE-SU-2020:0334-1, published Thu Feb 6 07:14:05 MST 2020
- SUSE-SU-2020:0388-1, published Mon Feb 17 10:11:14 MST 2020
- SUSE-SU-2020:14444-1, published Tue Aug 4 13:39:14 MDT 2020
- SUSE-SU-2020:1630-1, published Tue Jun 16 13:12:19 MDT 2020
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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HPE Helion OpenStack 8 |
| Patchnames: HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2019-3297 HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2020-1630 |
Image SLES12-SP4-EC2-HVM-BYOS Image SLES12-SP4-SAP-EC2-HVM Image SLES12-SP4-SAP-EC2-HVM-BYOS |
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Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-BYOS Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-ECS-On-Demand Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-On-Demand Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-SAP-BYOS Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-SAP-On-Demand |
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Image SLES15-EC2-CHOST-HVM-BYOS Image SLES15-EC2-HVM-BYOS Image SLES15-SAP-EC2-HVM Image SLES15-SAP-EC2-HVM-BYOS |
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Image SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS-EC2-HVM Image SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP1-EC2-HPC-HVM-BYOS Image SLES15-SP1-EC2-HVM-BYOS Image SLES15-SP1-Manager-4-0-EC2-HVM-BYOS-Proxy Image SLES15-SP1-Manager-4-0-EC2-HVM-BYOS-Server Image SLES15-SP1-SAP-EC2-HVM Image SLES15-SP1-SAP-EC2-HVM-BYOS Image SLES15-SP1-SAPCAL-EC2-HVM |
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SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-CAASP-3.0-2019-3297 |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-Storage-5-2019-3297 SUSE-Storage-5-2020-1630 |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Server 4.0 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-3338 SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2019-3338 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-3310 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-3310 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-3338 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-3309 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-3309 SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2019-3309 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2019-3338 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2019-3309 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-CLIENT-2020-334 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
| Patchnames: slessp4-xen-14444 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2020-388 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2020-334 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-ESPOS-2020-334 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2020-334 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2019-3297 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2020-1630 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-ESPOS-2019-3297 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-ESPOS-2020-1630 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2019-3297 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2020-1630 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-3310 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-3310 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2019-3296 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2019-3296 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2020-388 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2020-334 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2019-3297 SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2020-1630 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-3310 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2019-3296 |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2020-334 |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2019-3297 SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2020-1630 |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2019-3297 SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2020-1630 |
openSUSE Leap 15.1 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-2020-11 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | xen | Not affected |
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | xen | Released |
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 | xen | Released |
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | xen | Released |
SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0 | xen | Released |
SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0 | xen | Released |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | xen | Released |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | xen | Released |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | xen | Released |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | xen | Released |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | xen | Released |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | xen | Released |
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | xen | Not affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | xen | Released |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | xen | Released |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | xen | Released |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | xen | Released |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | xen | Released |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | xen | Not affected |
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 | xen | Not affected |
Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5 | xen | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Nov 28 15:03:29 2019CVE page last modified: Tue Nov 12 19:24:49 2024