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CVE-2020-28368 Details
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.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-862 | Missing Authorization | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| xen xen | <= 4.14.0 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
| fedoraproject fedora | 32 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
| debian debian linux | 10.0 |
CPE
Remediation
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Change History
12 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 7, 2023 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Modified Analysis | [email protected] |
| Jul 21, 2021 | CWE Remap | [email protected] |
| Dec 5, 2020 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Dec 1, 2020 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 27, 2020 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 26, 2020 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 20, 2020 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |