CVE-2020-25604

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Only guests with more than one vCPU can exploit the vulnerability."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se detect\u00f3 un problema en Xen versiones hasta 4.14.x. Se presenta una condici\u00f3n de carrera cuando se migran temporizadores entre x86 HVM vCPUs. Al migrar temporizadores de invitados de x86 HVM entre sus vCPU, el modelo de bloqueo utilizado permite que una segunda vCPU del mismo invitado (que tambi\u00e9n opera en los temporizadores) para liberar un bloqueo que no adquiri\u00f3. El efecto m\u00e1s probable del problema es un bloqueo o bloqueo del hypervisor, es decir, una Denegaci\u00f3n de Servicio (DoS). Todas las versiones de Xen est\u00e1n afectadas. Solo los sistemas x86 son vulnerables. Los sistemas Arm no son vulnerables. Solo los invitados x86 HVM pueden aprovechar la vulnerabilidad. x86 PV y PVH no pueden aprovechar la vulnerabilidad. Solo los invitados con m\u00e1s de una vCPU pueden explotar la vulnerabilidad"}], "id": "CVE-2020-25604", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:06:58.053", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 1.9, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.4, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 4.7, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.0, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2020-09-23T22:15:13.930", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00008.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4JRXMKEMQRQYWYEPHVBIWUEAVQ3LU4FN/"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DA633Y3G5KX7MKRN4PFEGM3IVTJMBEOM/"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RJZERRBJN6E6STDCHT4JHP4MI6TKBCJE/"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4769"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-336.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00008.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4JRXMKEMQRQYWYEPHVBIWUEAVQ3LU4FN/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DA633Y3G5KX7MKRN4PFEGM3IVTJMBEOM/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RJZERRBJN6E6STDCHT4JHP4MI6TKBCJE/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4769"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-336.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-362"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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