CVE-2021-28700
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CVE-2021-28700 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. xen/arm: No memory limit for dom0less domUs The dom0less feature allows an administrator to create multiple unprivileged domains directly from Xen. Unfortunately, the memory limit from them is not set. EPSS estimates a 1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
xen/arm: No memory limit for dom0less domUs The dom0less feature allows an administrator to create multiple unprivileged domains directly from Xen. Unfortunately, the memory limit from them is not set. This allow a domain to allocate memory beyond what an administrator originally configured.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | >= 4.12.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-23Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4977Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-383.txtVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-23Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4977Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-383.txtVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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