#VU92417 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-28038 

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#VU92417 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-28038

Published: June 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92417
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28038
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to a crash the entire system.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling error within the xenvif_tx_action() function in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c. A local user can a crash the entire system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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