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[Bug 1530403] Re: CVE-2015-8550

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From: Steve Beattie <sbeattie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:12:26 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1530403 <1530403@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Description changed:

- paravirtualized drivers incautious about shared memory contents
+ Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS
+ administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain
+ privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and backend,
+ aka a double fetch vulnerability.
  
  Break-Fix: - 454d5d882c7e412b840e3c99010fe81a9862f6fb
  Break-Fix: - 0f589967a73f1f30ab4ac4dd9ce0bb399b4d6357
  Break-Fix: - 68a33bfd8403e4e22847165d149823a2e0e67c9c
  Break-Fix: - 1f13d75ccb806260079e0679d55d9253e370ec8a
  Break-Fix: 402b27f9f2c22309d5bb285628765bc27b82fcf5 18779149101c0dd43ded43669ae2a92d21b6f9cb
  Break-Fix: d9d660f6e562a47b4065eeb7e538910b0471b988 be69746ec12f35b484707da505c6c76ff06f97dc
  Break-Fix: - 8135cf8b092723dbfcc611fe6fdcb3a36c9951c5

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Title:
  CVE-2015-8550

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Wily:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest
  OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain
  privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and
  backend, aka a double fetch vulnerability.

  Break-Fix: - 454d5d882c7e412b840e3c99010fe81a9862f6fb
  Break-Fix: - 0f589967a73f1f30ab4ac4dd9ce0bb399b4d6357
  Break-Fix: - 68a33bfd8403e4e22847165d149823a2e0e67c9c
  Break-Fix: - 1f13d75ccb806260079e0679d55d9253e370ec8a
  Break-Fix: 402b27f9f2c22309d5bb285628765bc27b82fcf5 18779149101c0dd43ded43669ae2a92d21b6f9cb
  Break-Fix: d9d660f6e562a47b4065eeb7e538910b0471b988 be69746ec12f35b484707da505c6c76ff06f97dc
  Break-Fix: - 8135cf8b092723dbfcc611fe6fdcb3a36c9951c5

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References

[Bug 1530403] [NEW] CVE-2015-8550
From: Steve Beattie, 2016-01-01