CVE-2020-28368
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 10, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 9, 2020
Description
Xen through 4.14.x allows guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive information (such as AES keys from outside the guest) via a side-channel attack on a power/energy monitoring interface, aka a "Platypus" attack. NOTE: there is only one logically independent fix: to change the access control for each such interface in Xen.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-351.html
- https://platypusattack.com/
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-platypus-attack-can-steal-data-from-intel-cpus/
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-351.html
- FEDORA-2020-2684e0faddvendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20201126 Xen Security Advisory 351 v2 (CVE-2020-28368) - Information leak via power sidechannelmailing-list
- FEDORA-2020-d71fa5f0b9vendor-advisory
- DSA-4804vendor-advisory
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