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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Mar 26, 2024 | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xen | Dec 7, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade xenUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk | Dec 11, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Nov 10, 2020 |
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