CVE-2020-29568

Published Dec 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. Some OSes (such as Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD) are processing watch events using a single thread. If the events are received faster than the thread is able to handle, they will get queued. As the queue is unbounded, a guest may be able to trigger an OOM in the backend. All systems with a FreeBSD, Linux, or NetBSD (any version) dom0 are vulnerable.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2557-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2586-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4843-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-21930 An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. Some OSes (such as Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD) are processing watch events using a single thread. If the events are received faster than the thread is able to handle, they will get queued. As the queue is unbounded, a guest may be able to trigger an OOM in the backend. All systems with a FreeBSD, Linux, or NetBSD (any version) dom0 are vulnerable.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4748-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4749-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4750-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4751-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 15, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM