CVE-2020-15852

xen: Linux ioperm bitmap context switching issues

Published Jul 20, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.5 through 5.7.9, as used in Xen through 4.13.x for x86 PV guests. An attacker may be granted the I/O port permissions of an unrelated task. This occurs because tss_invalidate_io_bitmap mishandling causes a loss of synchronization between the I/O bitmaps of TSS and Xen, aka CID-cadfad870154.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7833 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.5 through 5.7.9, as used in Xen through 4.13.x for x86 PV guests. An attacker may be granted the I/O port permissions of an unrelated task. This occurs because tss_invalidate_io_bitmap mishandling causes a loss of synchronization between the I/O bitmaps of TSS and Xen, aka CID-cadfad870154.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:30 PM
Reserved
Jul 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 20, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 16, 2020, 12:00 AM