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CVE-2021-28039

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2021-28039
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.42%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.9.x through 5.11.3, as used with Xen. In some less-common configurations, an x86 PV guest OS user can crash a Dom0 or driver domain via a large amount of I/O activity. The issue relates to misuse of guest physical addresses when a configuration has CONFIG_XEN_UNPOPULATED_ALLOC but not CONFIG_XEN_BALLOON_MEMORY_HOTPLUG.

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