Linux Foundation Xen up to 3.4.3 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linux Foundation Xen up to 3.4.3. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-3699. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Foundation Xen up to 3.4.3 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The backend driver in Xen 3.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a kernel thread leak, which prevents the device and guest OS from being shut down or create a zombie domain, causes a hang in zenwatch, or prevents unspecified xm commands from working properly, related to (1) netback, (2) blkback, or (3) blktap.

The weakness was published 12/08/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xenbits.xensource.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3699. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75554 (openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0399-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165554 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2011:012)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75554), SecurityFocus (BID 45039†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024786†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28998†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55566, VDB-55562, VDB-55561 and VDB-55560. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 75554
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0399-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 68992
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2153-1 (linux-2.6)
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12/08/2010 +15 days 🔍
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01/10/2011 +33 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +1250 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
12/29/2024 +3573 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linuxfoundation.org

Advisory: RHSA-2011:0004
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55675

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SecurityFocus: 45039 - Xen 'blkback/blktap/netback' Leaked Kernel Thread Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 42372
SecurityTracker: 1024786
Vulnerability Center: 28998 - Xen 3.x Backend Driver Allows Guest OS Users to Cause a DoS Condition, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 12/29/2024 20:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 03/13/2017 09:36 (9), 10/06/2021 14:15 (6), 10/06/2021 14:16 (1), 12/29/2024 20:51 (15)
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