CVE-2021-28690 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-28690 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 29/06/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: XEN | Vendor: Xen | Product: xen
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-28690 Description

x86: TSX Async Abort protections not restored after S3 This issue relates to the TSX Async Abort speculative security vulnerability. Please see https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-305.html for details. Mitigating TAA by disabling TSX (the default and preferred option) requires selecting a non-default setting in MSR_TSX_CTRL. This setting isn\'t restored after S3 suspend.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Source: Xen

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).