Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel-xen-devel package, versions <0:2.6.18-194.32.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELXENDEVEL-2456866
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Dec 2010

Introduced: 8 Dec 2010

CVE-2010-3699  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-xen-devel to version 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-0004.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-xen-devel package and not the kernel-xen-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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