Upstream information

CVE-2018-15468 at MITRE

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x. The DEBUGCTL MSR contains several debugging features, some of which virtualise cleanly, but some do not. In particular, Branch Trace Store is not virtualised by the processor, and software has to be careful to configure it suitably not to lock up the core. As a result, it must only be available to fully trusted guests. Unfortunately, in the case that vPMU is disabled, all value checking was skipped, allowing the guest to choose any MSR_DEBUGCTL setting it likes. A malicious or buggy guest administrator (on Intel x86 HVM or PVH) can lock up the entire host, causing a Denial of Service.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.9
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 6 5.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required High Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Changed Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1103276 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
Image SLES15-EC2-CHOST-HVM-BYOS
Image SLES15-EC2-HVM-BYOS
Image SLES15-SAP-EC2-HVM
Image SLES15-SAP-EC2-HVM-BYOS
  • xen-libs >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
  • xen-libs >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
Patchnames:
SUSE-CAASP-3.0-2018-2492
SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
  • xen >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-Storage-4-2018-2398
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • xen >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
  • xen-devel >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA xen-libs-4.12.0_12-1.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 GA xen-4.12.0_12-1.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • xen >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-devel >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-libs >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-tools >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA xen-libs-4.14.1_16-1.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 GA xen-4.14.1_16-1.6
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • xen >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-devel >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-libs >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-tools >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA xen-libs-4.13.1_02-1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 GA xen-4.13.1_02-1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • xen >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-devel >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-libs >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-2492
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2492
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • xen-libs >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA xen-libs-4.12.0_12-1.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
  • xen-libs >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA xen-libs-4.13.1_02-1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
  • xen-libs >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA xen-libs-4.14.1_16-1.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
  • xen-libs >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA xen-libs-4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • xen-libs >= 4.17.0_06-150500.1.10
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.17.0_06-150500.1.10
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA xen-libs-4.17.0_06-150500.1.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • xen-libs >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-3063
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • xen >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-devel >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-libs >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-tools >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA xen-libs-4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 GA xen-4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • xen >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-devel >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-3063
SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2018-3063
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
  • xen-libs >= 4.13.2_06-3.22.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 GA xen-libs-4.13.2_06-3.22.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.14.2_04-3.9.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 GA xen-libs-4.14.2_04-3.9.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • xen-libs >= 4.14.3_06-150300.3.18.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 GA xen-libs-4.14.3_06-150300.3.18.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • xen-libs >= 4.16.1_06-150400.4.8.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 GA xen-libs-4.16.1_06-150400.4.8.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • xen-libs >= 4.16.3_02-150400.4.19.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 GA xen-libs-4.16.3_02-150400.4.19.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1
  • xen >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
  • xen-devel >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.12.0_12-1.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 GA xen-4.12.0_12-1.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2
  • xen >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-devel >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-tools >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
  • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk >= 4.13.1_02-1.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 GA xen-4.13.1_02-1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3
  • xen >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-devel >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-tools >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
  • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 GA xen-4.14.1_16-1.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4
  • xen >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-devel >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-tools >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
  • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 GA xen-4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15
  • xen >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-devel >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.10.2_04-3.9.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2018-3063
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT
  • xen >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-CLIENT-2018-2398
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
  • xen >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-2398
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS
  • xen >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-ESPOS-2018-2398
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
  • xen >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-2398
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • xen >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-devel >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-libs >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-tools >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2492
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-2492
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • xen >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2018-2398
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • xen-devel >= 4.9.3_03-3.44.2
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2492
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
  • xen >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.7.6_05-43.42.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2018-2398
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • xen >= 4.10.2_04-lp150.2.12.1
  • xen-devel >= 4.10.2_04-lp150.2.12.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.10.2_04-lp150.2.12.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.10.2_04-lp150.2.12.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.10.2_04-lp150.2.12.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.10.2_04-lp150.2.12.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.10.2_04-lp150.2.12.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2019-1046
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • xen-libs >= 4.13.1_02-lp152.1.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA xen-libs-4.13.1_02-lp152.1.1
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • xen-libs >= 4.14.1_16-1.6
Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA xen-libs-4.14.1_16-1.6
openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • xen-libs >= 4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA xen-libs-4.16.0_08-150400.2.12
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • xen >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
  • xen-devel >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
  • xen-libs >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
  • xen-tools >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
  • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk >= 4.15.1_01-1.2
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA xen-4.15.1_01-1.2


First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS xen Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS xen Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 xen Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 xen Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 xen Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 xen Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 xen Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 xen Already fixed
SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0 xen Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 xen Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 xen Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS xen Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 xen Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 xen Already fixed
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 xen Already fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 xen Already fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 xen Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 xen Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 xen Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 xen Already fixed


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 31 18:00:28 2018
CVE page last modified: Mon Apr 15 14:42:54 2024