5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-27674
Xen X86 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by modifying kernel memory contents, because invalidation of TLB entries is mishandled during use of an INVLPG-like attack technique.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 22, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:21 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-27674 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Xen xen
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-27674.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804 Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-286.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804 Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-286.html Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-27674 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-27674 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804
    Added Reference https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-286.html
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Apr. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Jan. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/5 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Dec. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4804 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XIK57QJOVOPWH6RFRNMGOBCROBCKMDG2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3U4LNKKXU4UP4Z5XP6TMIWSML3QODPE/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZAM3LYJ5TZLSSNL3KXFILM46QKVTOUA/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Nov. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-286.html No Types Assigned https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-286.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (including) 4.14.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
10010090908080707060605050404030302020101000March 7, 2023March 7, 2023March 17, 2025March 17, 2025March 29, 2025March 29, 2025March 30, 2025March 30, 2025
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-27674 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-27674 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} -0.02%

score

0.26856

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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