| Name | CVE-2021-28693 |
| Description | xen/arm: Boot modules are not scrubbed The bootloader will load boot modules (e.g. kernel, initramfs...) in a temporary area before they are copied by Xen to each domain memory. To ensure sensitive data is not leaked from the modules, Xen must "scrub" them before handing the page over to the allocator. Unfortunately, it was discovered that modules will not be scrubbed on Arm. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| xen (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.4.4lts5-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 4.8.5.final+shim4.10.4-1+deb9u12 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (security) | 4.11.4+107-gef32c7afa2-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 4.14.6-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 4.14.5+94-ge49571868d-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 4.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 4.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 4.17.3+36-g54dacb5c02-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xen | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| xen | source | stretch | (not affected) | |||
| xen | source | buster | (not affected) | |||
| xen | source | (unstable) | 4.14.2+25-gb6a8c4f72d-1 |
[buster] - xen <not-affected> (Only affects 4.12 and later)
[stretch] - xen <not-affected> (Only affects 4.12 and later)
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-372.html