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x86: incorrect error handling for guest p2m page removals

2018-11-2012:00:00
Xen Project
xenbits.xen.org
233

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

11.9%

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

The internal function querying a domain’s p2m table grabs the p2m lock by default, so that the answer to the query remains true until the caller can act on that information; it is up to the caller then to release the lock. Unfortunately, certain failure paths don’t release the lock.

IMPACT

A malicious or buggy guest may cause a deadlock, resulting in a DoS (Denial of Service) affecting the entire host.

VULNERABLE SYSTEMS

Xen 4.11 and onward are vulnerable.
Only x86 systems are vulnerable. ARM systems are not vulnerable.
Only systems running untrusted HVM or PVH guests are vulnerable. Systems running only PV guests are not vulnerable.

CPENameOperatorVersion
xenge4.11

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

11.9%