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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T21:33:17.404Z
Reserved: 2021-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-28039
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-03-05T18:15:13.190
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:59:01.627
Link: CVE-2021-28039
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