CVE-2021-28690
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (12)
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references (15)
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- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163474/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202107-30.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Xen-information-disclosure-via-S3-TSX-Async-Abort-protections-35656cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2041cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2135cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2970cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2987cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2998cnnvd
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