SB2021112343 - Fedora 35 update for xen 



SB2021112343 - Fedora 35 update for xen

Published: November 23, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021112343
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 14% Medium 86%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28706)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28704)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in XENMEM_decrease_reservation operation. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28707)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in XENMEM_populate_physmap operation. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28708)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in ENMEM_decrease_reservation operation. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28705)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in page removal code path. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28709)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in insertion of new pages code path. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28710)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in certain VT-d IOMMUs, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.