vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-28712: Security patch for kernel (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 5, 2022 | Jul 4, 2022 | May 20, 2026 |
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
Solutions
References
- AMAZON-AL2/ALAS-2022-1749
- AMAZON-AL2/ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-009
- AMAZON-AL2/ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-021
- AMAZON-AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.10-2022-009
- AMAZON-AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.4-2022-021
- CVE-2021-28712
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-28712
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-15369
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-15369
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