CVE-2020-25599

xen: races with evtchn_reset function (XSA-343)

Published Sep 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. There are evtchn_reset() race conditions. Uses of EVTCHNOP_reset (potentially by a guest on itself) or XEN_DOMCTL_soft_reset (by itself covered by XSA-77) can lead to the violation of various internal assumptions. This may lead to out of bounds memory accesses or triggering of bug checks. In particular, x86 PV guests may be able to elevate their privilege to that of the host. Host and guest crashes are also possible, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Information leaks cannot be ruled out. All Xen versions from 4.5 onwards are vulnerable. Xen versions 4.4 and earlier are not vulnerable.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4769-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18278 An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. There are evtchn_reset() race conditions. Uses of EVTCHNOP_reset (potentially by a guest on itself) or XEN_DOMCTL_soft_reset (by itself covered by XSA-77) can lead to the violation of various internal assumptions. This may lead to out of bounds memory accesses or triggering of bug checks. In particular, x86 PV guests may be able to elevate their privilege to that of the host. Host and guest crashes are also possible, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Information leaks cannot be ruled out. All Xen versions from 4.5 onwards are vulnerable. Xen versions 4.4 and earlier are not vulnerable.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5617-1 Xen vulnerabilities
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Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 23, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:06 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 22, 2020, 12:00 PM