CVE-2020-11741

xen: xenoprof issue allows guest OS users with active profiling to obtain sensitive information about other guests (XSA-313)

Published Apr 14, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in xenoprof in Xen through 4.13.x, allowing guest OS users (with active profiling) to obtain sensitive information about other guests, cause a denial of service, or possibly gain privileges. For guests for which "active" profiling was enabled by the administrator, the xenoprof code uses the standard Xen shared ring structure. Unfortunately, this code did not treat the guest as a potential adversary: it trusts the guest not to modify buffer size information or modify head / tail pointers in unexpected ways. This can crash the host (DoS). Privilege escalation cannot be ruled out.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4723-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4083 An issue was discovered in xenoprof in Xen through 4.13.x, allowing guest OS users (with active profiling) to obtain sensitive information about other guests, cause a denial of service, or possibly gain privileges. For guests for which "active" profiling was enabled by the administrator, the xenoprof code uses the standard Xen shared ring structure. Unfortunately, this code did not treat the guest as a potential adversary: it trusts the guest not to modify buffer size information or modify head / tail pointers in unexpected ways. This can crash the host (DoS). Privilege escalation cannot be ruled out.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5617-1 Xen vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:41 AM
Reserved
Apr 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 14, 2020, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 14, 2020, 12:00 AM