Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-28691
Guest triggered use-after-free in Linux xen-netback A malicious or buggy network PV frontend can force Linux netback to disable the interface and terminate the receive kernel thread associated with queue 0 in response to the frontend sending a malformed packet. Such kernel thread termination will lead to a use-after-free in Linux netback when the backend is destroyed, as the kernel thread associated with queue 0 will have already exited and thus the call to kthread_stop will be performed against a stale pointer.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2021-28691
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-28691
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 32 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-28691
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST | |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-28691
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The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-28691
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https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-374.txt
Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0002/
CVE-2021-28691 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product SecurityThird Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-30) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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