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MEDIUM
CVE-2021-28712
Xen Rogue Backends Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 5, 2022, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 6, 2022, 4:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-28712 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28712 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Xen xen
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-28712.

URL Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-391.txt Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28712 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28712 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-391.txt No Types Assigned https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-391.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.02%

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0.25770

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