CVE-2010-3699

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.

Category

2.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024786 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42372 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/59f097ef181b patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45039 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3699?
CVE-2010-3699 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3699?
To fix CVE-2010-3699, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3699 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3699 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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