CVE-2021-28713

MEDIUM

Xen - Denial of Service via High Frequency Events

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-391.txt
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 32.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
xen/xen
Published Jan 05, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026