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CVE-2021-28712
published 2022-01-05

CVE-2021-28712: Rogue backends can cause DoS of guests via high frequency events T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which…

PriorityP424medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSCCNINAH
EPSS
0.33%
25.7th percentile
Rogue backends can cause DoS of guests via high frequency events T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] Xen offers the ability to run PV backends in regular unprivileged guests, typically referred to as "driver domains". Running PV backends in driver domains has one primary security advantage: if a driver domain gets compromised, it doesn't have the privileges to take over the system. However, a malicious driver domain could try to attack other guests via sending events at a high frequency leading to a Denial of Service in the guest due to trying to service interrupts for elongated amounts of time. There are three affected backends: * blkfront patch 1, CVE-2021-28711 * netfront patch 2, CVE-2021-28712 * hvc_xen (console) patch 3, CVE-2021-28713

Affected

11 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 5.15.15-1 (bookworm)linux 5.15.15-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.92-15.10.92-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.15-15.15.15-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.15-15.15.15-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.15-15.15.15-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-169.1774.15.0-169.177
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-105.1195.4.0-105.119
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-239.2734.4.0-239.273

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.0HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.6MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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