#VU63564 Resource exhaustion in Xen


| Updated: 2022-05-24

Vulnerability identifier: #VU63564

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28712

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Xen
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: Xen Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper limits for number of events driver domains could send to other guest VMs. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Xen: All versions


External links
http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-391.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
http://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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