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xenXen ProjectXSA-327
HistoryJul 07, 2020 - 12:00 p.m.

Missing alignment check in VCPUOP_register_vcpu_info

2020-07-0712:00:00
Xen Project
xenbits.xen.org
19

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:3.1/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

13.6%

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

The hypercall VCPUOP_register_vcpu_info is used by a guest to register a shared region with the hypervisor. The region will be mapped into Xen address space so it can be directly accessed.
On Arm, the region is accessed with instructions which require a specific alignment. Unfortunately, there is no check that the address provided by the guest will be correctly aligned.
As a result, a malicious guest could cause a hypervisor crash by passing a misaligned address.

IMPACT

A malicious guest administrator may cause a hypervisor crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

VULNERABLE SYSTEMS

All Xen versions are vulnerable.
Only Arm systems are vulnerable. x86 systems are not affected.

CPENameOperatorVersion
xeneqany

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:3.1/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

13.6%