CVE-2021-28039

Published Mar 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.9.x through 5.11.3, as used with Xen. In some less-common configurations, an x86 PV guest OS user can crash a Dom0 or driver domain via a large amount of I/O activity. The issue relates to misuse of guest physical addresses when a configuration has CONFIG_XEN_UNPOPULATED_ALLOC but not CONFIG_XEN_BALLOON_MEMORY_HOTPLUG.

Analysis

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-131

    Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 9:33 PM
Reserved
Mar 5, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 5, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM