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ALPINE-CVE-2020-28368
ALPINE-CVE-2020-28368
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.400000095367432 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
4.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | xen | 4.6.1-r1, 4.6.1-r2, 4.6.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | xen | 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | xen | 4.4.2-r1, 4.13.1-r3, 4.13.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | xen | 4.5.1-r2, 4.5.1-r3, 4.4.1-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | xen | 4.2.1-r8, 4.2.2-r0, 4.2.2-r10 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xen | 4.7.0-r2, 0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | xen | 4.4.2-r1, 4.4.1-r1, 4.4.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | xen | 4.7.1-r4, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xen | 0, 4.9.1-r3, 4.9.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | xen | 4.6.0-r4, 4.9.1-r3, 4.9.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | xen | 4.1.0-r2, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | xen | 4.9.1-r3, 0, 4.0.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | xen | 4.7.0-r2, 4.9.1-r3, 4.7.0-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | xen | 4.9.0-r6, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
Timeline
- Nov 10, 2020 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch