CVE-2020-29485

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.6 through 4.14.x. When acting upon a guest XS_RESET_WATCHES request, not all tracking information is freed. A guest can cause unbounded memory usage in oxenstored. This can lead to a system-wide DoS. Only systems using the Ocaml Xenstored implementation are vulnerable. Systems using the C Xenstored implementation are not vulnerable.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-12-15 10:15

Updated : 2021-03-16 05:39


NVD link : CVE-2020-29485

Mitre link : CVE-2020-29485


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CWE
CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

xen

  • xen

fedoraproject

  • fedora