Resource Management Errors Affecting xen package, versions [3.4.0,4.2.0]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XEN-2383898
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed21 Nov 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-4535  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for xen.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

References

CVSS Scores

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