CVE-2020-28368
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
Xen through 4.14.x allows guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive information (such as AES keys from outside the guest) via a side-channel attack on a power/energy monitoring interface, aka a "Platypus" attack. NOTE: there is only one logically independent fix: to change the access control for each such interface in Xen.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.40%• Percentile: 34%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-862•Missing Authorization
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Affected Systems
- alpine•xen
< 4.12.4-r0 | < 4.13.2-r1 | < 4.13.2-r1 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2 | < 4.14.0-r2
- debian•xen
< 4.14.0+80-gd101b417b7-1 | < 4.14.0+80-gd101b417b7-1 | < 4.14.0+80-gd101b417b7-1 | < 4.14.0+80-gd101b417b7-1
- debian•debian_linux
10.0
- fedoraproject•fedora
32
- xen•xen
≤ 4.14.0
References (10)
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-351.html
- https://platypusattack.com
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-platypus-attack-can-steal-data-from-intel-cpus/
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-351.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XV23EZIMNLJN4YXRRXLQV2ALW6ZEALXV/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/26/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5J66QUUHXH2RR4CNCKQRGVXVSOUFRPDA/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804
- https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-28368
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28368