CVE-2010-3699 Denial of service in n/a
Guest OS users can cause a denial of service in Xen by leaking kernel threads, preventing proper shutdown or command execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3699?
CVE-2010-3699 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The backend driver in Xen 3.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a kernel thread leak, which prevents the device and guest OS from being shut down or create a zombie domain, causes a hang in zenwatch, or prevents unspecified xm commands from working properly, related to (1) netback, (2) blkback, or (3) blktap.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3699?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3699?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-3699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-897j-59mc-qfvp.