Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-29568 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Xen Server applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | Xen Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU52772
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-2020-29568
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to a crash the entire system.
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. Some OSes (such as Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD) are processing watch events using a single thread. If the events are received faster than the thread is able to handle, they will get queued. As the queue is unbounded, a guest may be able to trigger an OOM in the backend. All systems with a FreeBSD, Linux, or NetBSD (any version) dom0 are vulnerable.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsXen: 4.0.0 - 4.15.0
External linkshttp://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843
http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-349.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.