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Vulnerability of Intel Processors: denial of service via Machine Check Error On Page Size Change

Synthesis of the vulnerability 

An attacker, inside a guest system, can trigger a fatal error via Machine Check Error On Page Size Change of Intel Processors, in order to trigger a denial of service on the host system.
Impacted products: SNS, XenServer, Debian, BIG-IP Hardware, TMOS, Fedora, FreeBSD, Junos Space, Junos Space Network Management Platform, Linux, Windows 10, Windows 2008 R0, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012, Windows 2016, Windows 2019, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, OpenBSD, openSUSE Leap, Solaris, RHEL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SLES, Ubuntu, ESXi, vSphere Hypervisor, VMware Workstation, Xen.
Severity of this bulletin: 1/4.
Creation date: 13/11/2019.
Références of this threat: CERTFR-2019-AVI-554, CERTFR-2019-AVI-555, CERTFR-2019-AVI-558, CERTFR-2019-AVI-559, CERTFR-2019-AVI-560, CERTFR-2019-AVI-561, CERTFR-2019-AVI-563, CERTFR-2019-AVI-571, CERTFR-2019-AVI-575, CERTFR-2019-AVI-635, CERTFR-2020-AVI-029, CERTFR-2020-AVI-056, CERTFR-2020-AVI-618, CERTFR-2020-AVI-817, cpujul2020, CTX263684, CVE-2018-12207, DLA-1990-1, DSA-4564-1, DSA-4566-1, DSA-4602-1, FEDORA-2019-1689d3fe07, FEDORA-2019-68d7f68507, FEDORA-2019-7a3fc17778, FreeBSD-SA-19:25.mcepsc, INTEL-SA-00210, JSA11174, JSA11176, K17269881, openSUSE-SU-2019:2503-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:2505-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:2506-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:2507-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:2510-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:2710-1, RHSA-2019:3832-01, RHSA-2019:3833-01, RHSA-2019:3834-01, RHSA-2019:3835-01, RHSA-2019:3836-01, RHSA-2019:3837-01, RHSA-2019:3838-01, RHSA-2019:3839-01, RHSA-2019:3840-01, RHSA-2019:3841-01, RHSA-2019:3842-01, RHSA-2019:3843-01, RHSA-2019:3844-01, RHSA-2019:3936-01, RHSA-2020:0026-01, RHSA-2020:0028-01, RHSA-2020:0204-01, STORM-2019-026, SUSE-SU-2019:14218-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2946-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2947-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2948-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2949-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2950-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2951-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2952-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2953-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2954-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2955-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2956-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2960-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2961-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2962-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2984-1, SUSE-SU-2019:3294-1, SUSE-SU-2019:3295-1, SUSE-SU-2019:3297-1, SUSE-SU-2019:3340-1, SUSE-SU-2019:3348-1, SUSE-SU-2020:0093-1, SUSE-SU-2020:0334-1, SUSE-SU-2020:0388-1, SUSE-SU-2020:14444-1, USN-4183-1, USN-4183-2, USN-4184-1, USN-4184-2, USN-4185-1, USN-4185-2, USN-4185-3, USN-4186-1, USN-4186-2, USN-4186-3, VIGILANCE-VUL-30843, VMSA-2019-0020, XSA-304.

Description of the vulnerability 

An attacker, inside a guest system, can trigger a fatal error via Machine Check Error On Page Size Change of Intel Processors, in order to trigger a denial of service on the host system.
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This security vulnerability impacts software or systems such as SNS, XenServer, Debian, BIG-IP Hardware, TMOS, Fedora, FreeBSD, Junos Space, Junos Space Network Management Platform, Linux, Windows 10, Windows 2008 R0, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012, Windows 2016, Windows 2019, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, OpenBSD, openSUSE Leap, Solaris, RHEL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SLES, Ubuntu, ESXi, vSphere Hypervisor, VMware Workstation, Xen.

Our Vigil@nce team determined that the severity of this computer weakness bulletin is low.

The trust level is of type confirmed by the editor, with an origin of user shell.

An attacker with a expert ability can exploit this security note.

Solutions for this threat 

Linux kernel: version 5.3.11.
The version 5.3.11 is fixed:
  https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/

Linux kernel: version 4.19.84.
The version 4.19.84 is fixed:
  https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/

Linux kernel: version 4.14.154.
The version 4.14.154 is fixed:
  https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/

Linux kernel: version 4.9.201.
The version 4.9.201 is fixed:
  https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/

Linux kernel: version 4.4.201.
The version 4.4.201 is fixed:
  https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/

Linux kernel: version 3.16.77.
The version 3.16.77 is fixed:
  https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/

Citrix Hypervisor, XenServer: patch for Intel.
A patch is indicated in information sources.

Debian 10: new qemu packages.
New packages are available:
  Debian 10: qemu 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u3

Debian 8: new linux-4.9 packages.
New packages are available:
  Debian 8: linux-4.9 4.9.189-3+deb9u2~deb8u1

Debian 9/10: new linux packages.
New packages are available:
  Debian 9: linux 4.9.189-3+deb9u2
  Debian 10: linux 4.19.67-2+deb10u2

Debian 9/10: new xen packages.
New packages are available:
  Debian 9: xen 4.8.5.final+shim4.10.4-1+deb9u12
  Debian 10: xen 4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1~deb10u1

F5 BIG-IP: solution for Intel MCE.
The solution is indicated in information sources.

Fedora: new kernel-headers packages.
New packages are available:
  Fedora 29: kernel-headers 5.3.11-100.fc29
  Fedora 30: kernel-headers 5.3.11-200.fc30
  Fedora 31: kernel-headers 5.3.11-300.fc31

Fedora: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  Fedora 29: kernel 5.3.11-100.fc29
  Fedora 30: kernel 5.3.11-200.fc30
  Fedora 31: kernel 5.3.11-300.fc31

Fedora: new kernel-tools packages.
New packages are available:
  Fedora 29: kernel-tools 5.3.11-100.fc29
  Fedora 30: kernel-tools 5.3.11-200.fc30
  Fedora 31: kernel-tools 5.3.11-300.fc31

Fedora: new microcode_ctl packages.
New packages are available:
  Fedora 29: microcode_ctl 2.1-33.fc29
  Fedora 30: microcode_ctl 2.1-33.fc30
  Fedora 31: microcode_ctl 2.1-33.fc31

FreeBSD: patch for Machine Check Error On Page Size Change.
A patch is available:
  https://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-19:25/mcepsc.12.1.patch
  https://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-19:25/mcepsc.12.0.patch
  https://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-19:25/mcepsc.11.patch

Junos Space: version 21.1R1.
The version 21.1R1 is fixed:
  https://support.juniper.net/support/downloads/
The version fixes more than 450 vulnerabilities, but only the 100 recent vulnerabilities were associated to this bulletin.

Microsoft Windows: patch of November 2019.
A patch is indicated in information sources.

OpenBSD: patch for Intel Processors.
A patch is available:
  https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.5/common/018_inteldrm.patch.sig
  https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.6/common/007_inteldrm.patch.sig

openSUSE Leap 15.0: new kernel packages (14/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  openSUSE Leap 15.0: kernel 4.12.14-lp150.12.82.1

openSUSE Leap 15.0: new qemu packages.
New packages are available:
  openSUSE Leap 15.0: qemu 2.11.2-lp150.7.28.1

openSUSE Leap 15.0: new xen packages.
New packages are available:
  openSUSE Leap 15.0: xen 4.10.4_06-lp150.2.25.1

openSUSE Leap 15.1: new kernel packages (14/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  openSUSE Leap 15.1: kernel 4.12.14-lp151.28.32.1

openSUSE Leap 15.1: new qemu packages (14/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  openSUSE Leap 15.1: qemu 3.1.1.1-lp151.7.6.1

openSUSE Leap 15.1: new spectre-meltdown-checker packages.
New packages are available:
  openSUSE Leap 15.1: spectre-meltdown-checker 0.43-lp151.3.3.1

openSUSE: workaround for Intel CPU.
A workaround is indicated in the information source.

Oracle Solaris: CPU of July 2020.
A Critical Patch Update is available:
  https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2684942.1

RHEL 6.5: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 6: kernel 2.6.32-431.96.3.el6

RHEL 6.6: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 6: kernel 2.6.32-504.81.3.el6

RHEL 6: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 6: kernel 2.6.32-754.24.2.el6

RHEL 6: new kernel-rt packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 6: kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.60.2.rt56.655.el6rt

RHEL 7.2: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7: kernel 3.10.0-327.82.2.el7

RHEL 7.3: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7: kernel 3.10.0-514.70.2.el7

RHEL 7.4: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7: kernel 3.10.0-693.60.2.el7

RHEL 7.5: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7: kernel 3.10.0-862.43.2.el7

RHEL 7.6: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7: kernel 3.10.0-957.38.2.el7

RHEL 7.6: new kpatch-patch packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7.6: kpatch-patch 3_10_0-957_35_1-1-5.el7

RHEL 7: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7: kernel 3.10.0-1062.4.2.el7

RHEL 7: new kernel-rt packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7: kernel-rt 3.10.0-1062.4.2.rt56.1028.el7

RHEL 7: new kpatch-patch packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 7.0-7.7: kpatch-patch 3_10_0-1062-1-9.el7

RHEL 8.0: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 8.0: kernel 4.18.0-80.15.1.el8_0

RHEL 8.1: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 8.1: kernel 4.18.0-147.0.2.el8_1

RHEL 8.1: new kernel-rt packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 8.1: kernel-rt 4.18.0-147.0.2.rt24.94.el8_1

RHEL 8.1: new kpatch-patch packages.
New packages are available:
  RHEL 8.1: kpatch-patch 4_18_0-147-1-3.el8_1

Stormshield Network Security: solution for Intel Processors.
The solution is indicated in information sources.

SUSE LE 11 SP4: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 11 SP4: kernel 3.0.101-108.108.1

SUSE LE 12 SP1: new kernel packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP1: kernel 3.12.74-60.64.124.1

SUSE LE 12 SP1: new xen packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP1: xen 4.5.5_28-22.64.1

SUSE LE 12 SP2: new kernel packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP2: kernel 4.4.121-92.125.1

SUSE LE 12 SP2: new xen packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP2: xen 4.7.6_06-43.59.1

SUSE LE 12 SP3: new kernel packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP3: kernel 4.4.180-94.107.1

SUSE LE 12 SP3: new xen packages (16/12/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP3: xen 4.9.4_06-3.59.1

SUSE LE 12 SP4: new kernel-azure packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP4: kernel-azure 4.12.14-6.29.1

SUSE LE 12 SP4: new kernel packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP4: kernel 4.12.14-95.40.1

SUSE LE 12 SP4: new kernel-rt packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP4: kernel-rt 4.12.14-8.9.3

SUSE LE 12 SP4: new qemu packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP4: qemu 2.11.2-5.23.2

SUSE LE 12 SP4: new xen packages (05/08/2020).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 11 SP4: xen 4.4.4_42-61.52.1

SUSE LE 12 SP4: new xen packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP4: xen 4.11.2_04-2.17.1

SUSE LE 12 SP5: new kernel-azure packages (15/01/2020).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP5: kernel-azure 4.12.14-16.7.1

SUSE LE 12 SP5: new spectre-meltdown-checker packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 12 SP5: spectre-meltdown-checker 0.43-3.3.1

SUSE LE 15 RTM: new kernel-azure packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 RTM: kernel-azure 4.12.14-5.44.1

SUSE LE 15 RTM: new kernel packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 RTM: kernel 4.12.14-150.41.1

SUSE LE 15 RTM: new qemu packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 RTM: qemu 2.11.2-9.33.1

SUSE LE 15 RTM: new xen packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 RTM: xen 4.10.4_06-3.25.1

SUSE LE 15 SP1: new kernel-azure packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 SP1: kernel-azure 4.12.14-8.19.1

SUSE LE 15 SP1: new kernel packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 SP1: kernel 4.12.14-197.26.1

SUSE LE 15 SP1: new kernel-rt packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 SP1: kernel-rt 4.12.14-14.14.3

SUSE LE 15 SP1: new qemu packages (13/11/2019).
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 SP1: qemu 3.1.1.1-9.6.2

SUSE LE 15 SP1: new spectre-meltdown-checker packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 SP1: spectre-meltdown-checker 0.43-3.3.1

SUSE LE 15 SP1: new xen packages.
New packages are available:
  SUSE LE 15 SP1: xen 4.12.1_04-3.6.1

Ubuntu 19.10: new linux-image-5.3.0 packages.
New packages are available:
  Ubuntu 19.10: linux-image-generic 5.3.0.23.27

Ubuntu: new linux-image-4.15.0 packages.
New packages are available:
  Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.70.90
  Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-generic 4.15.0.70.72

Ubuntu: new linux-image-4.4.0 packages.
New packages are available:
  Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.168.147
  Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-generic 4.4.0.169.177

Ubuntu: new linux-image-5.0.0 packages.
New packages are available:
  Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.0.0.36.94
  Ubuntu 19.04: linux-image-generic 5.0.0.36.38

VMware ESXi/Workstation: solution for Intel.
The solution is indicated in information sources.

Xen: patch for Machine Check Error.
A patch is available:
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-1.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-2.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-3.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.8-1.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.8-2.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.9-1.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.9-2.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.10-1.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.10-2.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.10-3.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.11-1.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.11-2.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.11-3.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.12-1.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.12-2.patch
  https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa304/xsa304-4.12-3.patch

Xen: version 4.11.3.
The version 4.11.3 is fixed:
  http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/stable-4.11
  https://xenproject.org/downloads/xen-project-archives/xen-project-4-11-series/xen-project-4-11-3/

Xen: version 4.12.2.
The version 4.12.2 is fixed:
  http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/stable-4.12
  https://xenproject.org/downloads/xen-project-archives/xen-project-4-12-series/xen-project-4-12-2/
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