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
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.93-87.444Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.262-200.489Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-devel | Jul 4, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Feb 8, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Mar 10, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Apr 20, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Apr 19, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-alUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade dtb-zteUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_153-defaultUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-baseUpgrade kernel-vanillaUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-debug-baseUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-manUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kselftests-kmp-preemptUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-vanilla-baseUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-default-kgraftUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-vanilla-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-preempt-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade gfs2-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-preempt-optionalUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-preemptUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-preempt-extraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-vanilla-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-docs-html | Jan 12, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.13.0-37-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1018-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1067-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1066-gkeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1120-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1022-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1059-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1155-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1073-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.13.0-37-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1021-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1118-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1068-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1023-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1037-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-105-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1069-awsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1131-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-169-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1022-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-169-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1117-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1035-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1032-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-239-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-105-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1073-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1087-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1019-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1018-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1107-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.13.0-37-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1116-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-239-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1025-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-169-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.13.0-37-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-105-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.13.0-1021-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1103-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1056-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 | Feb 23, 2022 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 5, 2022 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub