CVE-2021-27379

Published Feb 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x, allowing x86 Intel HVM guest OS users to achieve unintended read/write DMA access, and possibly cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges. This occurs because a backport missed a flush, and thus IOMMU updates were not always correct. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-15565.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4888-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-14134 An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x, allowing x86 Intel HVM guest OS users to achieve unintended read/write DMA access, and possibly cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges. This occurs because a backport missed a flush, and thus IOMMU updates were not always correct. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-15565.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 8:48 PM
Reserved
Feb 18, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 18, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:44 AM