Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2020

Description

The Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin lists all CVEs that had been resolved and announced in Oracle VM Server for x86 Security Advisories (OVMSA) in the last one month prior to the release of the bulletin. Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletins are published on the same day as Oracle Critical Patch Updates are released. These bulletins will also be updated for the following two months after their release (i.e., the two months between the normal quarterly Critical Patch Update publication dates) to cover all CVEs that had been resolved in those two months following the bulletin's publication. In addition, Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletins may also be updated for vulnerability issues deemed too critical to wait for the next scheduled bulletin publication date.

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin security patches as soon as possible.

Patch Availability

Please see ULN Advisory https://linux.oracle.com/ovm-bulletin-pad

Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin Schedule

Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletins are released on the Tuesday closest to the 17th day of January, April, July and October. The next four dates are:

• 19 January 2021
• 20 April 2021
• 20 July 2021
• 19 October 2021

References

• Oracle Critical Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins
• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts - Frequently Asked Questions
• Risk Matrix Definitions
• Use of Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) by Oracle
• CVRF XML version of the risk matrix

Modification History

Oracle VM Server for x86 Executive Summary

This Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin contains 40 new security patches for the Oracle VM Server for x86.  40 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. 

 

Oracle VM Server for x86 Risk Matrix

Revision 1: Published on 2020-10-20