Vulnerability identifier: #VU81900
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Server applications /
Virtualization software
Vendor: Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper event handling in Linux kernel. A malicious guest can disable paravirtualized device to cause a deadlock in a backend domain (other than dom0).
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Xen: All versions
External links
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-441.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.