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HistoryJan 23, 2014 - 5:38 p.m.

PHYSDEVOP_{prepare,release}_msix exposed to unprivileged guests

2014-01-2317:38:00
Xen Project
xenbits.xen.org
13

0.004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

72.9%

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

The PHYSDEVOP_{prepare,release}_msix operations are supposed to be available to privileged guests (domain 0 in non-disaggregated setups) only, but the necessary privilege check was missing.

IMPACT

Malicious or misbehaving unprivileged guests can cause the host or other guests to malfunction. This can result in host-wide denial of service. Privilege escalation, while seeming to be unlikely, cannot be excluded.

VULNERABLE SYSTEMS

Xen 4.1.5 and 4.1.6.1 as well as 4.2.2 and later are vulnerable. Xen 4.2.1 and 4.2.0 as well as 4.1.4 and earlier are not vulnerable.
Only PV guests can take advantage of this vulnerability.