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.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4804-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20827 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:33:59.028Z

Reserved: 2020-11-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-28368

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-10T19:15:11.473

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:40.440

Link: CVE-2020-28368

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-28368 - Bugzilla

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