CVE-2021-28693 (GCVE-0-2021-28693)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-30 10:32 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- unknown
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-372.txt | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
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