CVE-2021-28690 Affecting xen package, versions *


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.07% (28th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-XEN-1300821
  • published 9 Jun 2021
  • disclosed 29 Jun 2021

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 xen.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

x86: TSX Async Abort protections not restored after S3 This issue relates to the TSX Async Abort speculative security vulnerability. Please see https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-305.html for details. Mitigating TAA by disabling TSX (the default and preferred option) requires selecting a non-default setting in MSR_TSX_CTRL. This setting isn't restored after S3 suspend.