Description
inadequate grant-v2 status frames array bounds check The v2 grant table interface separates grant attributes from grant status. That is, when operating in this mode, a guest has two tables. As a result, guests also need to be able to retrieve the addresses that the new status tracking table can be accessed through. For 32-bit guests on x86, translation of requests has to occur because the interface structure layouts commonly differ between 32- and 64-bit. The translation of the request to obtain the frame numbers of the grant status table involves translating the resulting array of frame numbers. Since the space used to carry out the translation is limited, the translation layer tells the core function the capacity of the array within translation space. Unfortunately the core function then only enforces array bounds to be below 8 times the specified value, and would write past the available space if enough frame numbers needed storing.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xen | xen | 4.11.x – < unspecified | unspecified |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xen | 4.14.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | xen | 4.14.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | xen | 4.14.3-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | xen | 4.14.3-1~deb11u1 | DSA-4977-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | xen | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | xen | 4.14.2_04-3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2923-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | xen | 4.13.3_02-3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2922-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.52.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.49.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2924-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | xen | 4.11.4_20-2.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2955-1 |
Show 18 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | xen | 4.9.4_20-3.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2957-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.52.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | xen | 4.10.4_26-3.61.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2943-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.49.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2924-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | xen | 4.11.4_20-2.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2955-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | xen | 4.9.4_20-3.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2957-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.0 | xen | 4.13.3_02-3.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2922-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.52.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | xen | 4.10.4_26-3.61.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2943-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | xen | 4.11.4_20-2.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2955-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | xen | 4.9.4_20-3.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2957-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | xen | 4.11.4_20-2.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2955-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | xen | 4.9.4_20-3.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2957-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.52.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.52.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.52.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 |
| SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | xen | 4.9.4_20-3.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2957-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | xen | 4.12.4_12-3.52.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | xen | 4.14.2_04-3.9.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:2923-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | xen | 4.13.3_02-lp152.2.27.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:1236-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | xen | 4.15.0-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | xen | 4.14.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | xen | 4.13.3-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | xen | 4.13.3-r2 | — |
Advisories 10
- DSA-4977-1 xen - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2955-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2924-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2922-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2943-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2957-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:2923-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:1236-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2925-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2923-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
References
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-382.txt
- FEDORA-2021-4f129cc0c1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-d68ed12e46 vendor-advisory
- DSA-4977 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-081f9bf5d2 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202208-23 vendor-advisory