GLSA 201810-06: Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities
Severity: | normal |
Title: | Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities |
Date: | 10/30/2018 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 201810-06 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which could cause a Denial of Service condition.Background
Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
---|---|---|---|
app-emulation/xen | < 4.10.1-r2 | >= 4.10.1-r2 | All supported architectures |
app-emulation/xen-tools | < 4.10.1-r2 | >= 4.10.1-r2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact
A local attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or disclose sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.10.1-r2"
All Xen tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.10.1-r2"
References
CVE-2017-5715 CVE-2017-5753 CVE-2017-5754 CVE-2018-10471 CVE-2018-10472 CVE-2018-10981 CVE-2018-10982 CVE-2018-12891 CVE-2018-12892 CVE-2018-12893 CVE-2018-15468 CVE-2018-15469 CVE-2018-15470 CVE-2018-3620 CVE-2018-3646 CVE-2018-5244 CVE-2018-7540 CVE-2018-7541 CVE-2018-7542
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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