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Posted on 30 October 2018
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Subject: [ GLSA 201810-06 ] Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201810-06
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 30, 2018
Bugs: #643350, #655188, #655544, #659442
ID: 201810-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which
could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/xen < 4.10.1-r2 >= 4.10.1-r2
2 app-emulation/xen-tools < 4.10.1-r2 >= 4.10.1-r2
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2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the
referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Impact
======
A local attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or disclose
sensitive information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
All Xen users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.10.1-r2"

All Xen tools users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.10.1-r2"

References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5715
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5715
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-5753
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5753
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-5754
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5754
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-10471
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10471
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-10472
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10472
[ 6 ] CVE-2018-10981
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10981
[ 7 ] CVE-2018-10982
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10982
[ 8 ] CVE-2018-12891
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12891
[ 9 ] CVE-2018-12892
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12892
[ 10 ] CVE-2018-12893
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12893
[ 11 ] CVE-2018-15468
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15468
[ 12 ] CVE-2018-15469
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15469
[ 13 ] CVE-2018-15470
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15470
[ 14 ] CVE-2018-3620
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3620
[ 15 ] CVE-2018-3646
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3646
[ 16 ] CVE-2018-5244
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5244
[ 17 ] CVE-2018-7540
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7540
[ 18 ] CVE-2018-7541
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7541
[ 19 ] CVE-2018-7542
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7542

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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