CVE-2021-28687 — Missing Initialization of Resource in XEN
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 11
Latest updateMay 24
Description
HVM soft-reset crashes toolstack libxl requires all data structures passed across its public interface to be initialized before use and disposed of afterwards by calling a specific set of functions. Many internal data structures also require this initialize / dispose discipline, but not all of them. When the "soft reset" feature was implemented, the libxl__domain_suspend_state structure didn't require any initialization or disposal. At some point later, an initialization function was introduced …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-f8g3-gxq4-xqv7: HVM soft-reset crashes toolstack libxl requires all data structures passed across its public interface to be initialized before use and disposed of af↗2022-05-24
OSV▶
CVE-2021-28687: HVM soft-reset crashes toolstack libxl requires all data structures passed across its public interface to be initialized before use and disposed of af↗2021-06-11
📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2021-28687: xen - HVM soft-reset crashes toolstack libxl requires all data structures passed acros...↗2021