Xen PoD Operation XENMEM_populate_physmap denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Xen and classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function XENMEM_populate_physmap of the component PoD Operation Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-28707. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Xen (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is the function XENMEM_populate_physmap of the component PoD Operation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was presented 11/24/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at xenbits.xenproject.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-28707 since 03/18/2021. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/18/2021 🔍
11/24/2021 +251 days 🔍
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11/27/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xenbits.xenproject.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28707 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28707
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187183

Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2021 08:16
Updated: 11/27/2021 11:44
Changes: 11/24/2021 08:16 (38), 11/27/2021 11:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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