Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting xen package, versions <4.15.4-r0


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (42nd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE315-XEN-3136342
  • published 20 Nov 2022
  • disclosed 11 Oct 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 xen to version 4.15.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

XAPI open file limit DoS It is possible for an unauthenticated client on the network to cause XAPI to hit its file-descriptor limit. This causes XAPI to be unable to accept new requests for other (trusted) clients, and blocks XAPI from carrying out any tasks that require the opening of file descriptors.