UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25603

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25603
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25603.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25603
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Published
2020-09-23T22:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:19Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. There are missing memory barriers when accessing/allocating an event channel. Event channels control structures can be accessed lockless as long as the port is considered to be valid. Such a sequence is missing an appropriate memory barrier (e.g., smp_*mb()) to prevent both the compiler and CPU from re-ordering access. A malicious guest may be able to cause a hypervisor crash resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Information leak and privilege escalation cannot be excluded. Systems running all versions of Xen are affected. Whether a system is vulnerable will depend on the CPU and compiler used to build Xen. For all systems, the presence and the scope of the vulnerability depend on the precise re-ordering performed by the compiler used to build Xen. We have not been able to survey compilers; consequently we cannot say which compiler(s) might produce vulnerable code (with which code generation options). GCC documentation clearly suggests that re-ordering is possible. Arm systems will also be vulnerable if the CPU is able to re-order memory access. Please consult your CPU vendor. x86 systems are only vulnerable if a compiler performs re-ordering.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen@4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.1-0ubuntu1
4.5.1-0ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu1
4.6.0-1ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu4
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.2
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.3
4.6.5-0ubuntu1
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.6",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.6",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-common",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen@4.9.2-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.9.0-0ubuntu3
4.9.0-0ubuntu4
4.9.2-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.9",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.9",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-common",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils",
            "binary_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen@4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

4.*

4.9.2-0ubuntu2
4.9.2-0ubuntu6
4.9.2-0ubuntu7
4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu1
4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2
4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxencall1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxendevicemodel1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenevtchn1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenforeignmemory1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxengnttab1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenmisc4.11",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxentoolcore1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxentoollog1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.11-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.11-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.11-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-common",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.11",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-common",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}