UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11741

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11741
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11741.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11741
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Published
2020-04-14T13:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:05Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in xenoprof in Xen through 4.13.x, allowing guest OS users (with active profiling) to obtain sensitive information about other guests, cause a denial of service, or possibly gain privileges. For guests for which "active" profiling was enabled by the administrator, the xenoprof code uses the standard Xen shared ring structure. Unfortunately, this code did not treat the guest as a potential adversary: it trusts the guest not to modify buffer size information or modify head / tail pointers in unexpected ways. This can crash the host (DoS). Privilege escalation cannot be ruled out.

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_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

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_version": "4.9.2-0ubuntu1",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

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 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}