CVE-2021-28700
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.019 · 79 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
xen/arm: No memory limit for dom0less domUs The dom0less feature allows an administrator to create multiple unprivileged domains directly from Xen. Unfortunately, the memory limit from them is not set. This allow a domain to allocate memory beyond what an administrator originally configured.
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affected products (15)
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references (24)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-28700cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2VQCFAPBNGBBAOMJZG6QBREOG5IIDZID/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FZCNPSRPGFCQRYE2BI4D4Q4SCE56ANV2/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LPRVHW4J4ZCPPOHZEWP5MOJT7XDGFFPJ/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168076/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202208-23.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-23cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Xen-denial-of-service-via-Dom0less-DomUs-36230cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2888cnnvd
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