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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202009-14 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Xen: Buffer overflow |
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Date: September 29, 2020 |
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Bugs: #738040 |
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ID: 202009-14 |
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Synopsis |
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A buffer overflow in Xen might allow remote attacker(s) to execute |
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arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-emulation/xen < 4.13.1-r3 >= 4.13.1-r3 |
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2 app-emulation/xen-tools < 4.13.1-r3 >= 4.13.1-r3 |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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An out-of-bounds read/write access issue was found in the USB emulator |
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when using QEMU. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Xen users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.13.1-r3" |
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All Xen tools users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.13.1-r3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-14364 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14364 |
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[ 2 ] XSA-335 |
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https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-335.html |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-14 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |