6.2
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-29567
Xen PCI Device IRQ Vector Denial of Service
Description

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.14.x. When moving IRQs between CPUs to distribute the load of IRQ handling, IRQ vectors are dynamically allocated and de-allocated on the relevant CPUs. De-allocation has to happen when certain constraints are met. If these conditions are not met when first checked, the checking CPU may send an interrupt to itself, in the expectation that this IRQ will be delivered only after the condition preventing the cleanup has cleared. For two specific IRQ vectors, this expectation was violated, resulting in a continuous stream of self-interrupts, which renders the CPU effectively unusable. A domain with a passed through PCI device can cause lockup of a physical CPU, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) to the entire host. Only x86 systems are vulnerable. Arm systems are not vulnerable. Only guests with physical PCI devices passed through to them can exploit the vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 15, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-29567 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 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-2020-29567.

URL Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OBLV6L6Q24PPQ2CRFXDX4Q76KU776GKI/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30 Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-356.html Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-29567 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-29567 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OBLV6L6Q24PPQ2CRFXDX4Q76KU776GKI/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OBLV6L6Q24PPQ2CRFXDX4Q76KU776GKI/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OBLV6L6Q24PPQ2CRFXDX4Q76KU776GKI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OBLV6L6Q24PPQ2CRFXDX4Q76KU776GKI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OBLV6L6Q24PPQ2CRFXDX4Q76KU776GKI/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-356.html No Types Assigned https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-356.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.33190

percentile

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