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Gentoo: 201810-06 Normal: Xen Denial Of Service Advisories

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2018
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities identified in Xen may result in service disruptions and potential security threats. Refer to the advisory for remediation information.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory vulnerability Denial of Service security issues Gentoo Linux normal severity Xen

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 -v ">=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.10.1-r2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5715 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5715 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-5753 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5753 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-5754 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5754 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-10471 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10471 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-10472 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10472 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-10981 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10981 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-10982 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10982 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-12891 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12891 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-12892 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12892 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-12893 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12893 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-15468 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15468 [ 12 ] CVE-2018-15469 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15469 [ 13 ] CVE-2018-15470 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15470 [ ...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 30, 2018
Bugs: #643350, #655188, #655544, #659442
ID: 201810-06

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Topics Covered

security advisory vulnerability Denial of Service security issues Gentoo Linux normal severity Xen

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.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/xen < 4.10.1-r2 >= 4.10.1-r2 2 app-emulation/xen-tools < 4.10.1-r2 >= 4.10.1-r2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A local attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or disclose sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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