UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11740

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11740
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11740.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11740
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Published
2020-04-14T13:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:14:51.412338Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in xenoprof in Xen through 4.13.x, allowing guest OS users (without active profiling) to obtain sensitive information about other guests. Unprivileged guests can request to map xenoprof buffers, even if profiling has not been enabled for those guests. These buffers were not scrubbed.

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

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

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 

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    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "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": "libxencall1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxendevicemodel1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxendevicemodel1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenevtchn1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenevtchn1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenforeignmemory1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenforeignmemory1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxengnttab1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxengnttab1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenmisc4.11",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenmisc4.11-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxentoolcore1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxentoolcore1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxentoollog1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxentoollog1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-doc",
            "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-4.11-dbgsym",
            "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": "xen-utils-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ]
}